Garwood, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Webb Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63965. The Survey maps it on the Garwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 17 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.
- 1943 USGS Ellington quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ellington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Garwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Garwood between 1992 and 2019, burning about 832 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177379-09010-08062018-1240 |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 May 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | CIG FIRE |
| 8 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 90 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Garwood: 13 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Manganese | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Manganese | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Manganese | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Star Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garwood in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garwood | - | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a billboard sign on MO 21/MO 34 north of Van Buren. The frame is still intact. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garwood | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and caused minor damage to a barn north of Garwood. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Garwood | - | A number of rounds of rain moved through the region over several days. Thus the soils were saturated. Between one and three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway F west of Ellington. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Garwood | - | The public reported 1 inch hail. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Garwood | - | The Garwood Fire Department reported 3/4 inch hail across the south part of town. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Garwood | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garwood | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Garwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helvey (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hadley | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Webb (historical) | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ruble | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Grady | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Oakley | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Chitwood | 10.2 miles | 18 | |
| Ellington | 13.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 718366. 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.












