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Elsey, Missouri

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65656. The Survey maps it on the Elsey quadrangle.

Elsey within Stone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

56 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Elsey between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,320 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 burning37
Arson/incendiarism10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 September 1999Debris and open burning12 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 September 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined444 acresMissouri Department of ConservationMARIONVILLE
7 April 1995Debris and open burning9.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 1992Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 April 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stone County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Elsey: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Tract # 8IronProspect
Unknown - Lead ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Stone County

Storms near this place

28 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elsey in 28 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 5 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2008Tornado (EF1)Elsey$2,000,000This tornado is an extension of the Barry County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across rural sections of Stone County. Poultry barns, sheds, and outbuildings in the vicinity of Boomerrang Road and Highway 248 were heavily damaged or destroyed. Several poultry barns were also destroyed along Horsecreek Road.
May 2011Tornado (EF2)Elsey$1,000,000Tornado damage was first indicated on Cave Springs Road where trees were snapped and twisted. EF-0 damage was indicated at this point. The tornado then traveled east, partially damaging a mobile home and destroying another mobile home on Highway AA, near the intersection with Camp Clark Hill Road. Damage at this location was rated EF-1. Several turkey barns were then damaged along Horse Creek Road with EF-2 damaged noted. EF-0 damage to trees and a roof were noted along Johnson Rowe Road. EF-1 damage occurred along Bass Hollow Road where damage to a house and outbuildings occurred. This tornado continued into Taney County with maximum wind speeds estimated up to 120 mph at its peak and a maximum path width of 200 yards.
April 2019Tornado (EF1)Elsey$40,000A National Weather Service survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado that tracked a total of 23 miles from one mile northeast of Galena to six miles southwest of Chadwick, Missouri. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 25 minutes along its 23 mile total track with maximum wind speeds estimated at 100 mph. The tornado tracked for eleven miles across central and east central Stone County before continuing into southwestern Christian County. As the tornado tracked across Stone County, it produced an intermittent damage path, which was detected as a long lived TDS on radar. Numerous trees were damaged near the touchdown point and the roof of a large machine shed was removed. As the tornado continued east it rolled a pickup truck approximately 40 yards into a house. Significant tree damage continued across east central Stone County before the tornado continued its track into southwestern Christian County.
November 2024Tornado (EF0)Elsey$35,000A NWS storm survey confirmed that a brief EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 77 mph, a path length of 1.40 miles, and a width of 50 yards occurred 1 mile west-northwest of Elsey in Stone County. This tornado uplifted roofs to an outbuilding and outbuilding sheds, caused roof damage to both a church and a home, and snapped several large tree branches.
March 2021Tornado (EF1)Elsey$10,000A survey determined that a tornado with maximum strength of EF-1 touched down in Barry county and continued into Stone county. The tornado crossed into Stone County along Farm Road 1250 where a trailer home suffered minor roof damage. Several hard wood trees were uprooted or topped as the tornado moves northeast with some downed trees blocking Highways 413 and FF. The tornado then lifted three miles south of Hurley or just north of Elsey.
November 2024Thunderstorm WindElsey$8,000Report from Emergency Management of power lines down and unknown debris located in Elsey.
March 2023Flash FloodElsey$5,000The public reported that a driveway culvert had been washed out causing damage to the driveway.
April 2025Flash FloodElsey-Several areas of flooding occurred along Highway 413 between Highway 173 and State Route AA.
March 2023Flash FloodElsey-Missouri 413 was closed due to flooding north of Blackhawk road at a low water area.
May 2022FloodElsey-Highway 413 was closed at a low water area due to flooding.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindElsey-Many trees were reported down near the intersection of Highway 413 and Wheeler Branch Road. Some were blocking traffic.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindElsey-Several trees wee reported down blocking Highway 413.
May 2021Flash FloodElsey-State highway 413 was closed due to flooding of a low water area.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindElsey-Several large tree limbs were blown down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindElsey-A tree was reported down across Highway 173 at the intersection of Highway 143 and Highway 173.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindElsey-Several trees were blown down near the town of Elsey.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindElsey-The public measured a 72 mph wind gust and quarter size hail.
October 2009Flash FloodElsey-County officials closed Highway 413 between Crane and Galena.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindElsey-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed large trees north of Elsey.
February 2017HailElsey-no account filed
February 2017HailElsey-no account filed
April 2014HailElsey-no account filed
March 2008HailElsey-no account filed
June 2008HailElsey-no account filed
April 2005HailElsey-no account filed
April 2004HailElsey-no account filed
April 2004HailElsey-no account filed
April 2004HailElsey-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stone County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cross Roads2.3 miles12
Quail3.1 miles12
Crane3.9 miles12
Oto4.6 miles12
McCord Bend5.1 miles12
Galena5.2 miles12
Hurley5.8 miles12
White City7.8 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 717561. 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.