Edmonson, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Cole Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65338. It stands on Duran Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lakeview Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1887 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Lakeview Heights quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Lakeview Heights quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Harry S Truman Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Lakeview Heights quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
445 words on this townshipA Sketch of the History of Benton County, Missouri, published 1876 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Cole Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Cole Township - 445 words.
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Edmonson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 982 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 537 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177648-00808-08122018-1750 |
| 9 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178921-00808-06092019-1830 |
| 19 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178953-00808-06192019-1730 |
| 4 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178757-00808-05042019-1800 |
| 8 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190390-00808-04082020-1835 |
| 8 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Edmonson: 15 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Schwald Property Number Two | Barium-Barite, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Brown Mine | Barium-Barite, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Byler Branch Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sands Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Coal-Zinc | Coal, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Albert Schwald Property Number One | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Bertha Brunjes Land | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Goose Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Goose Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edmonson in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonson | $80,000 | Several power lines were reported down along Highway H. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonson | $5,000 | Large branches were downed and a boat dock and outbuilding suffered minor damage in the Lake Ridge Bay area. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonson | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down on OO Highway northeast of Warsaw. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonson | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonson | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Edmonson | - | Penny sized hail was reported via MPing. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Edmonson | - | Ping pong sized hail was reported on Highway W in Benton County in between Highways H and B. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Edmonson | - | Hail was reported at the end of Highway MM at Doc's Retreat by the Lake. Minor damage to roofs and a few cars was reported. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Edmonson | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilda | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lakeview Heights | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Zora | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Hastain | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| Lincoln | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| White Branch | 8.6 miles | 23 | |
| Blue Branch | 9.0 miles | 23 | |
| Majorville | 9.1 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Edmonson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5338970 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 717409. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










