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Forsyth, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Swan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65653. It stands on Swan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Forsyth quadrangle. 2,730 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 928 feet above sea level.

Forsyth within Taney County

On record in Forsyth

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Forsyth grew from 2,255 to 2,730 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,255
20202,730+475 (+21%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 14 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

45 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Forsyth between 1993 and 2020, burning about 219 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
5 September 2000Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178259-10604-09262018-1503
9 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179441-10604-08092019-1940
31 August 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation251307-10604-08312020-2019
5 July 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179440-10604-07052019-0907
4 July 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 June 2018Debris and open burning8.6 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177566-10604-06092018-0510

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Taney 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 Forsyth: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Silver Moon MineZincPast Producer
Syler LandIronPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Taney County

Storms near this place

60 of 97 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forsyth in 97 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 42 hail, 40 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 heavy rain. 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
March 2017Tornado (EF0)Forsyth$100,000A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF-0 tornado damaged a strip mall roof and uprooted trees in the town of Forsyth. Estimated peak wind speed was 75 mph.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindForsyth$25,000There was damage to a roof, a dock, and several trees blown down near Highway 160.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindForsyth$10,000A power pole and several large limbs at least 3 inches in diameter were blown down.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindForsyth$10,000Reports of several trees down on houses along Skyline Road. A roof was on top of a car.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindForsyth$8,000Trees fell on two mobile homes causing minor damage.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindForsyth$5,000Tree limbs of at least 1 inches in diameter and a few shingles were blown off a home by high winds.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindForsyth$5,000Medium sized limbs and minor shingle damage was reported.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindForsyth$5,000The Forsyth Fire Department reported a roof collapse due to heavy rainfall.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindForsyth$5,000A large steel beamed carnival tent collapsed at the Taney County Fair. There were no injuries reported.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindForsyth$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed powerlines in north Forsyth.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindForsyth$5,000no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindForsyth$2,000Several large trees were downed on Highway Y and 160.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindForsyth$1,000Report of downed two-inch tree limbs.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindForsyth$1,000Several trees were blown down just east of Forsyth.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindForsyth$1,000no account filed
April 1994Tornado (F0)Forsyth$500A small tornado touched down damaging mainly large trees. Reported by Skywarn spotters.
April 1994HailForsyth$50no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindForsyth-A large tree branch was reported down.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindForsyth-A large tree was reported down.
March 2024HailForsyth-Hail to the size of quarters fell in Forsyth.
January 2024HailForsyth-Quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindForsyth-A large 15 inch diameter tree was downed on Chishom Trail.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Several trees were reported down on Skyline Drive.
May 2019Heavy RainForsyth-A 24 hour rainfall accumulation of 2.48 inches was reported.
May 2019Heavy RainForsyth-A 24 hour rainfall accumulation of 4.00 inches was reported by the public.
October 2019Heavy RainForsyth-The Mesonet station EW2514 in Forsyth reported 4.03 inches of rainfall.
October 2019Heavy RainForsyth-The Co-Op Observer at ORZM7 in Ozark Beach recorded a 24 hour rainfall of 6.46 inches.
October 2019Flash FloodForsyth-Three feet of water was flowing over Columbus Road along Houseman Creek in Forsyth.
May 2018HailForsyth-Pictures of baseball size hail were reported on Facebook.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Several trees were blown down along Highway 160 east of Forsyth.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Several large tree limbs were blown down on the road.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated but no damage was reported.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Three trees were blown down in Forsyth.
February 2016HailForsyth-Penny to nickel size hail was reported in Forsyth via social media. Time was estimated by radar.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Medium size tree limbs were blown down at Highway 160 and Highway 76.
July 2016HailForsyth-There were multiple reports of large hail up to the size of half dollar around the Forsyth area.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindForsyth-A large tree was blown down in Forsyth.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindForsyth-A large tree was blown down 2 miles north of Forsyth.
July 2015Flash FloodForsyth-Water and debris was over Columbus Road just north of Forsyth.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Wind gusts were estimated between 50 to 60 mph.
July 2015Flash FloodForsyth-There was water over Columbus Road north of Forsyth.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindForsyth-A foot in diameter tree was blown down in Forsyth.
March 2011HailForsyth-Fire department reported dime to penny sized hail.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Several trees were blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindForsyth-An estimated 80 mph wind gust downed large tree limbs.
June 2007Flash FloodForsyth-Thunderstorms containing heavy rain caused isolated flooding across Taney County.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several small trees across northern portions of Forsyth. Several other downburst winds contributed to downed trees in rural areas near Forsyth.
April 2004Flash FloodForsyth-Several low water crossings were inundated near the community of Forsyth.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Thunderstorm winds downed trees.
July 1997Flash FloodForsyth-Heavy rains flooded low lying areas.
June 1995Tornado (F0)Forsyth-A severe storm produced a tornado at Forsyth and later downed trees to the southeast of Bradleyville.
April 1995HailForsyth-Thunderstorms moving through Taney County produced three-quarters inch hail, and also produced heavy rain that brought water up over Highway H to the north of Forsyth.
May 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
May 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
May 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
March 2017HailForsyth-no account filed
May 2017HailForsyth-no account filed
May 2017HailForsyth-no account filed
May 2017HailForsyth-no account filed
April 2015HailForsyth-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Taney 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
Shepherd of the Hills Estates0.5 miles14
Long Beach1.6 miles14
Edgewater Beach2.0 miles14
Powersite2.0 miles14
Ozark Beach2.1 miles14
Rockaway Beach2.3 miles14
McFarland (historical)2.4 miles14
Merriam Woods3.0 miles14

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 ForsythAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q957520The 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 749958. 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.