Garrison, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Garrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65657. It stands on Barbers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Garrison quadrangle. It stands 889 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Garrison quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Garrison between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,540 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 119 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/incendiarism | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 57 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BARBER'S CREEK |
| 5 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TODLETT |
| 28 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | BAR K |
| 29 June 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HAY BALE |
| 27 June 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 21 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 25 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HOT ROD LINCOLN |
| 19 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BAR K |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Garrison: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Barber Creek Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garrison in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Garrison | $2,000,000 | This tornado is an extension of the Taney County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted extreme southeast Christian County. Wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph as the tornado damaged two homes, destroyed a few outbuildings, and downed numerous trees. The tornado eventually tracked into western Douglas County. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Garrison | $15,000 | A short-lived EF0 tornado downed large limbs and caused minor shingle and siding damage to a home before the path was no longer visible into a forested area. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrison | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrison | - | A large tree was reported down blocking the road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrison | - | A tree was reported down on the road. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Garrison | - | Hail to the size of ping pong balls fell northwest of Garrison. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Garrison | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrison | - | Large tree limbs were reported down on Highway 125. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Garrison | - | The Bar K Ranch Campground was evacuated due to flooding. Several camps had to be moved to avoid being impacted by the rapidly rising waters. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrison | - | Several large tree limbs and power lines were blown down. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Garrison | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that an F-1 tornado touched down 4 miles east of Garrison and tracked 2 miles to the Douglas County line. The maximum width was one third of a mile. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrison | - | The northern edge of a derecho clipped southern Christian County and downed a few trees near the community of Garrison. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Garrison | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Gap | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Ridge | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Saunders | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Chadwick | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Eaudevie (historical) | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Oldfield | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Keltner | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lawing (historical) | 9.9 miles | 13 |
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 Garrison | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5524007 | 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 750025. 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.








