Fuson, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Brush Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65667. The Survey maps it on the Fuson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1931 USGS Manes quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Manes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Manes quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Fuson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Fuson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 390 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 1992 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fuson in 19 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fuson | $25,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey found straight line winds of 70mph damaged numerous tree limbs along with minor roof and outbuilding damage off of State Highway Z. |
| January 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fuson | $5,000 | A tree was blown down onto a deck of a home north-northeast of Hartville near Highway Z and Highway E. |
| March 2026 | Flood | Fuson | - | State Highway Z was closed due to flooding north of Hartville. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fuson | - | Multiple tree limbs and tree debris was reported down. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Fuson | - | Total measured rainfall since midnight was 3.81 inches. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Fuson | - | Hail up to quarters in size was reported. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Fuson | - | The public reported measuring 2.00 inches of rain in a 30 minute span. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Fuson | - | The spotters rain gauge was full and overflowing. Rainfall amounts occurred over a 6 hour period. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Fuson | - | A six hour rainfall total of 3.50 inches was measured and a storm total estimated in excess of 10 inches. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fuson | - | A spotter reported tree damage and lawn furniture scattered across yard. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fuson | - | A large tree was reported downed six miles north of Hartville, by winds associated with a severe thunderstorm. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fuson | - | A National Weather Service storm survey determined that straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm damaged or uprooted several trees north of the city of Hartville. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Fuson | - | Penny size hail fell for 5 minutes. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Fuson | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Fuson | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fuson | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Fuson | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Fuson | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Fuson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durbin | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Boyer | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Loring | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Saint George | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Grimes Mill | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hartville | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Smittle | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Latham Mill | 6.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740861. 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.
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.







