Filley, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Box Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65785. It stands on Stinking Creek. The Survey maps it on the Filley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Stockton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Filley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Filley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Filley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Filley between 1994 and 2020, burning about 432 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220639-02007-08022020-1545 |
| 9 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190458-02007-04092020-1505 |
| 4 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 140 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176331-02007-02152018-1345 |
| 14 February 1994 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 202 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 240984-02004-11072020-1400 |
| 4 November 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179551-02007-11042019-1250 |
| 17 November 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Filley: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Filley in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Filley | $800,000 | A significant flooding event occurred during the early morning hours of June 9th. Between 4-6 inches of rainfall fell across Cedar County which caused Cedar Creek, Bear Creek, Horse Creek, Turnback Creek and its tributaries to flood. There were damages to bridges and roads which were estimated to be around 800,000 dollars. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filley | $10,000 | Report of trees and power lines down south of El Dorado. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filley | $1,000 | Route U was closed due to debris on the roadway. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filley | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Filley | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Filley | - | Excessive rainfall caused flooding over a section of Highway 32 located between Highway 97 and the community of Filly. This stream that flooded is a tributary of Stinking Creek. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Filley | - | Two to four inches of rain fell over Cedar County. All locations that typically experience flooding during periods of excessive rain were flooded. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filley | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several tree limbs at the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 32. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Filley | - | Alder Creek flooded a section of County Road 651. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filley | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Filley | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Filley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacetown | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Edsall (historical) | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Willowville | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ivy | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Olympia | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Wagoner | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Virgil City | 6.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 717911. 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.







