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Farmer, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Indian Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63339. It stands on Prairie Branch. The Survey maps it on the Curryville quadrangle.

Farmer within Pike County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

10 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Farmer between 1993 and 2015, burning about 48 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
26 April 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 March 1997Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
13 March 1993Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 November 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined11 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 October 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation129322-02339-10152015-1607
24 January 2015Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation117215-02339-01242015-1710
24 January 2015Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation117216-02339-01242015-1710
24 January 2015Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation117217-02339-01242015-1710

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pike County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Farmer: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Galloway Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pike County

Storms near this place

6 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmer in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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
July 2014Thunderstorm WindFarmer-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along Route Y southwest of Bowling Green. Also, several trees were blown down around Bowling Green.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Farmer-A tornado touched down about 6 miles southwest of Bowling Green, near the intersection of County Roads 147 and 148, producing minor tree damage. The tornado then moved northeast, damaging a barn south of County Road 482 and then producing extensive tree damage just north of the intersection of County Roads 482 and 481. The tornado continued northeast, striking a farm on Highway Y. A barn was destroyed at this location, and produced extensive damage to the roof and the second story of a home. The tornado then veered a bit to the east and produced its greatest damage to a farmstead about 2.4 miles southwest of Bowling Green and 1.5 miles west of Highway 161. The home at this location suffered extensive damage, while several outbuildings and implements were totally destroyed. Although the tornado lifted shortly after striking the farm, debris was strewn over one-half mile to the east of the farm, with insulation from the farmstead blown across Highway 161. The total length of the tornado was about 4.1 miles, with a maximum damage width of 100 to 150 yards. Maximum damage rated at the second farmstead was high end EF1, with winds of 100 to 110 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFarmer-An intense bow echo moved through Pike County. Several large trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Bowling Green. Part of one fallen tree landed on an unoccupied vehicle destroying it. No injuries were reported.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindFarmer-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto County Road 452, south of Curryville. It fell onto some power lines and knocked them down.
March 2023HailFarmer-no account filed
April 2010HailFarmer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pike 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
Estes3.8 miles16
New Harmony4.3 miles17
New Hartford4.5 miles16
Ashley4.7 miles18
Saint Clement5.6 miles18
Gazette5.9 miles16
Curryville6.4 miles17
Bowling Green8.4 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729484. 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.