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Fremont, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Pike Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63941. It lies near Springfield Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Fremont quadrangle.

Fremont within Carter County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 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

62 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Fremont between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,154 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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/incendiarism37
Debris and open burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
24 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMark Twain National ForestSECESH
29 August 1999Debris and open burning15 acresMark Twain National ForestDRY VALLEY
29 August 1995Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresMark Twain National ForestCRISPY WORM
24 August 1998Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresMark Twain National ForestBENNETT
17 August 2010Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresMark Twain National ForestFROSTY TOWER FIRE
9 May 1997Arson/incendiarism25 acresMark Twain National ForestPINE KNOT AGAIN
8 May 1993Debris and open burning3.0 acresMark Twain National Forestnot named
28 May 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution1.9 acresMark Twain National ForestHOSKINS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carter County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Fremont: 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese. 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
Snyder MineIron, ManganesePast Producer
Carter Co Milling & Merc Co BankIronProspect
Holland MineIronPast Producer
Midco Iron FurnaceIronPast Producer
UnknownIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Carter County

Storms near this place

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fremont in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 13 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 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
March 2025Tornado (EF3)Fremont$2,000,000An EF-3 tornado tore a path of destruction across western and northern parts of Carter County. This tornado started just northeast of Brandsville in Oregon County, then moved northeast clipping the southeast corner of Shannon County and then into Carter County southwest of Fremont. Significant tree damage occurred along Green Mountain Road with hundreds of trees uprooted or snapped, along with at least a couple trees that were debarked. A steel trailer was picked up and lofted several hundred yards. Several homes were completely destroyed along the path from Green Mountain Road and northeast towards the town of Fremont and further north along County Highway Y. The tornado continued northeast and produced additional tree damage along Highway M and Highway D as it moved into far northern Carter County. It then crossed into Reynolds County to the southwest of Grady. The estimated peak wind was 165 mph. The total path length of the tornado was just over 58 miles.
March 2008FloodFremont$300,000Major flooding was responsible for numerous water rescues. Van Buren police and Carter County sheriff personnel rescued 10 to 20 people. Two people were trapped in a camper trailer floating on Highway D near Van Buren. Two other people got in trouble trying to rescue them. Another six people were rescued from Hurricane Creek. Both the rescuers and the victims required additional help when the rescue boat flipped over. At least one or two bridges were washed out in eastern parts of the county. Severe road washouts were reported in western parts of the county. Countywide, at least 17 homes were damaged, and one was destroyed. Eight businesses were damaged.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindFremont$40,000Numerous trees were blown down across the county, including the Van Buren area. A power line was down in Van Buren. The county sheriff department received 50 to 60 calls regarding downed trees.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindFremont$30,000Numerous trees were down across the county. People were trapped by falling trees in a campground near Van Buren. Power outages were reported.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFremont$25,000A storm survey determined a very large area of enhanced winds downed hundreds of trees, knocking down powerlines, and produced minor damage to a few structures in northwestern Carter County. Peak winds were evaluated at 90 mph. Damage started north of Fremont and fanned out east and south into Van Buren and much of northwestern Carter County. The event appears to be the result of a long track tornadic supercell transitioning to a more linear structure.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindFremont$10,000Trees were blown down in and around Fremont.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindFremont$5,000Trees were blown down across J Highway about six miles south of U.S. Highway 60.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindFremont$3,000A few large trees were blown down. The county emergency manager estimated winds were about 60 mph.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindFremont$3,000A small area of tree damage measured about 300 by 200 yards. Most of the damaged trees were soft white pines. A few trees were snapped six to eight feet off the ground. The damaged trees were less than one-half mile south of U.S. Highway 60 in the Mark Twain National Forest.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindFremont$3,000Power lines and a tree were blown down.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Fremont$1,000An eyewitness report spotted a tornado that briefly touched down north of U.S. 60 to the west of County Rd 3277, approximately 5 miles WSW of Van Buren. Drone footage observed some tree damage in this area.
May 1994HailFremont$500Hail covered the ground north of Fremont and large tree limbs were blown down north of Van Buren.
March 2025HailFremont-Hail slightly larger than golf ball size fell west of Fremont near the Shannon County line.
May 2025HailFremont-Hail to the size of nickels and quarters fell in Fremont.
May 2025HailFremont-EM relayed a fire department report of hail measured to nickel size 3 miles west of Fremont.
March 2023Flash FloodFremont-Low water crossings across the county were flooded with one to two feet of water.
May 2020Flash FloodFremont-Numerous low-water crossings were flooded across the county.
January 2020Flash FloodFremont-Several roads were closed across the county due to water over them, including portions of Routes Z, K, and M. A cocorahs observer several miles northwest of Ellsinore measured 3.64 inches in a 24-hour period.
June 2020Flash FloodFremont-Numerous low water crossings were flooded west and southwest of Van Buren. Flash flooding was reported along Pike Creek in the Fremont area.
August 2019HailFremont-Quarter-size hail was mixed in with a lot of pea to half-inch size hail.
May 2018HailFremont-The hail was reported near the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and Highway Y.
April 2007HailFremont-Golf-ball size hail was reported throughout the community of Freemont. Most of the hail was nickel size.
June 1997Flash FloodFremont-A cluster of thunderstorms with torrential rain produced around 2 inches per hour, according to radar estimates near Fremont. Another storm developed near Ellsinore and remained stationary for a couple of hours, producing an estimated 3 to 4 inches of rain,
June 1994HailFremont-The Van Buren Police Department reported 0.75-inch diameter hail covered the ground at Fremont with wind damage to large trees near Van Buren.
March 2006HailFremont-no account filed
March 2003HailFremont-no account filed
April 2003HailFremont-no account filed
May 2002HailFremont-no account filed
July 1996HailFremont-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Carter 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
House Creek7.0 miles20
Eastwood8.2 miles13
South Van Buren8.4 miles13
Van Buren8.5 miles13
Chicopee8.7 miles13
Barren (historical)11.7 miles15
Chilton12.9 miles12
Keeney Corner15.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749997. 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.