Fredville, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Neosho Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64850. The Survey maps it on the Tipton Ford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1916 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Tipton Ford quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
306 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 306 fires within 5 miles of Fredville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 539 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 burning | 157 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179423-07334-09092019-1425 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230911-07334-09292020-1750 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Fredville: 26 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 - Coal & Zn | Coal, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cedar Creek Mines | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ailsworth Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cornwall Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Culpepper and Sawyer Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Lease | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Loveley's Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Sheets Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fredville in 12 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 heavy rain, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredville | 2 hurt, $250,000 | Several camper trailers were blown over just east of Reddings Mill. Two minor injuries were reported near the Riverbend Campground with overturned camper trailers. Numerous large trees and power lines were reported down across northern Newton County. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Fredville | $100,000 | A brief EF-0 tornado touched down near the intersection of Gateway Drive and Jute Road north of Neosho. Several trees were uprooted. Several homes had minor damage to roofs. Several outbuildings and sheds were severely damaged. Estimated maximum winds were up to 85 mph. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredville | $5,000 | Damage occurred to sheds and trees. One shed had its roof removed and several trees were blown down. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredville | $1,000 | A large tree was uprooted and numerous shingles were blown off a house. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredville | - | A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust near mile marker 30. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Fredville | - | Gold ball sized hail was reported 3 miles east of town in a rural area. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Fredville | - | The public measured 5.03 inches of rainfall since midnight. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Fredville | - | Rainfall of 3.32 inches was measured over the past 24 hours. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Fredville | - | There was a rainfall report of 1.50 inches that fell in the about 45 minutes. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredville | - | A tree was down across the road near the intersection of Kodiak Road and Hickory Road. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Fredville | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Fredville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spurgeon | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Neosho | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Belfast | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Tipton Ford | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Racine | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Monark Springs | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Westview | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Diamond | 7.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 718190. 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.





