Gentryville, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65608. It lies near Spicewood Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Gentryville quadrangle. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1937 USGS Buckhart quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Buckhart quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Buckhart quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Gentryville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Gentryville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,905 acres in total. None started naturally. 40 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 153 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 254 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | NN & CR 345 |
| 8 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 147 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gentryville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trappist Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gentryville in 22 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail. 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 | Gentryville | $5,000 | An outbuilding suffered minor damage and several trees were damaged northwest of Gentryville. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | $5,000 | There were pictures on social media which showed minor roof damage to a business in downtown West Plains. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several power lines near the Twin Bridges area. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | $2,000 | A power pole was blown down near the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 95. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | $1,000 | Report of a tree across the road on Highway 95 just north of Highway 14 in eastern Douglas county. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | - | A tree was reported down on Highway 95 blocking the road. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Gentryville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | - | Multiple large tree limbs were reported down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | - | Multiple trees were reported down on County Road 347 near Highway 14. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Gentryville | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| November 2020 | Hail | Gentryville | - | Hail up to golf balls in size was reported by the Emergency Manager. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | - | Strong winds were reported by the Douglas County Fire Department. Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | - | Multiple large trees were downed east of State Road 95, mostly along County Road 347. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | - | A 20 inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gentryville | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gentryville | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Gentryville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Gentryville | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Gentryville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentryville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Gentryville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fielden | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bertha | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sedan (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Buckhart | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Tedrick (historical) | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Blanche | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Evans | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Champion | 4.9 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 Gentryville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471347 | 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 718391. 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.










