BlockFair Haven, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It lies in ZIP code area 64750. It stands on Coal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1886 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Harwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Harwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Harwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fair Haven: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fair Haven in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | Fair Haven | 1 killed | A 29 year old male duck hunter drowned when his flat-bottomed kayak type of boat overturned while trying to return to shore during 30 mph winds and rising water. The area of water in which he was hunting was normally controlled at a depth of two feet; however, the region was flooded by the confluence of the Marmaton and Little Osage Rivers. Time and date was estimated. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Fair Haven | - | Dime to quarter sized hail was reported. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Fair Haven | - | Dime to Quarter sized hail was reported. Hail fell for at least 20 minutes. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Fair Haven | - | Quarter size covered the ground and wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Fair Haven | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Fair Haven | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Fair Haven | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harwood | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Rocky Ford (historical) | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Schell City | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Indian Springs | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ketterman | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Walker | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Handley | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Portia | 7.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729884. 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.
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.