Fletcher, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Big River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63020. It lies near Grassy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Fletcher quadrangle. It stands 564 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Fletcher quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Fletcher quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Fletcher quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Fletcher between 1992 and 2018, burning about 441 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 123650-05007-05022015-1615 |
| 29 April 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176724-05007-04292018-1001 |
| 2 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135192-05007-04022016-1120 |
| 17 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176644-05007-04172018-1852 |
| 11 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 119800-05007-03092015-1055 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Fletcher: 39 past producers, 11 producers, 1 prospect. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditch Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gray's Diggings | Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Mammoth Mine | Barium-Barite, Clay, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite & Lead | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Darby Diggings | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Ditch Lead Mines | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Quinn Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Shady Diggings | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Barite | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fletcher in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2021: 3 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Fletcher | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time onto already saturated soil. This caused flash flooding. In Fletcher, Calico Creek rose well out of its banks flooding Calico Creek Road, Old Highway H and Nickelson Road. The intersection of Highways Y and C in front of Grandview High School was flooded. A number of roads in the De Soto area had several feet of water over them. Larry G. Crites Memorial Park, northwest of Festus, was flooded due to Joachim Creek. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Fletcher | - | Between 3 and 4 inches of rain fell across the northern portions of Jefferson County on Dec. 26th through the morning hours of Dec. 27th. Numerous roads were flooded. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Fletcher | - | The tornado crossed into Jefferson county about 3 miles northwest of Fletcher. The tornado travelled northeast crossing just north of Morse Mill on State Highway B. The tornado continued northeast passing through Lake Tishomingo, finally lifting 1.5 miles southwest of Otto. The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees and downed numerous tree limbs along the entire path. There were several areas of more substantial damage. On Brook Hollow Lane, 3 miles north northwest of Fletcher, a home was damaged with part of the roof removed and a wall of the garage destroyed. Also, on Brook Hollow Lane, a manufactured home sustained roof, siding and window damage. Another area of damage was along Highway B just north of the Big River. An outbuilding of the Morse Mill Baptist Church had the overhead doors caved in, which caused the roof to be removed and parts of the exterior walls to fail. The last area of significant damage was at Lake Tishomingo, especially along the north shore. Several of the homes suffered damage to the roofs and porches. Also, a number of homes were damaged when trees fell on them. No injuries were reported. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Fletcher | - | As the tornado moved into Jefferson County from Washington County, it was 50 yards wide and produced F1 damage to trees just north of County Road H. The tornado dissipated just northeast of this location, just to the northwest of Fletcher. No injuries or deaths were reported. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Fletcher | - | The tornado touched down two tenths of a mile southwest of Fletcher and moved northeast into Fletcher. The tornado caused minor exterior and roof damage to a mobile home in Fletcher. There was also damage to trees including a 12 inch diameter cedar tree that was snapped off at ground level. The tornado was 100 yards wide and damage was rated F1 in intensity at this location. The tornado continued to the northeast and dissipated half a mile northeast of Fletcher. No injuries or deaths were reported. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Fletcher | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frumet | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Freedom | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ware | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Cottage Farm | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Briarwood Estates | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Vineland | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Grubville | 8.5 miles | 20 | |
| Morse Mill | 8.8 miles | 22 |
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 Fletcher | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471439 | 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 718019. 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.










