Glover, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63620. It stands on Goff Branch. The Survey maps it on the Glover quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 19 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.
- 1926 USGS Des Arc quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1929 USGS Des Arc quadrangle1:62500, 3 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 Glover quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Glover quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Glover between 1992 and 2016, burning about 598 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 131 FIRE |
| 30 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 July 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 May 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 May 1997 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Glover: 15 past producers, 6 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Iron, Manganese, Lead, Refiner. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biser Diggings | Feldspar, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Cuthbertson Mtn Mine | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Glover | Lead, Refiner | Producer | ||
| Hollman Bros Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ketcherside Gap Copper Deposit | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Titanium | Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Big Bogg Mtn Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Buford Mtn Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glover in 6 storm reports between 2001 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glover | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $30,000 | A dead tree fell onto a vehicle that was traveling southbound on Highway 21, injuring the driver and killing the passenger. A witness trailing the vehicle reported there was only light wind and rain, as did a Missouri State Trooper. The vehicle was destroyed. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Glover | $5,000 | Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils. Numerous roads were flooded throughout the county including Highway 21 near Hogan, and Highways C, F and K east and west of Annapolis were closed due to high water over them. A couple of homes in the Ironton and Annapolis areas were surrounded by the high water but did not get water in them. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Glover | $1,000 | Two to three inches of rain fell over a short amount of time on ground that was already saturated from previous rains in the past 24 hours. The sheriff's department reported water on Highway 21 north of Glover in the Royal Gorge area. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Glover | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including the south bound lane at the intersection of Highways 21 and 49 on the north side of Glover. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glover | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees in the Glover area. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glover | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berryman | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Allen Mills | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Hogan | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Chloride | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sabula | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Arcadia | 7.8 miles | 25 | |
| Russellville | 8.2 miles | 25 | |
| Ironton | 8.4 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750053. 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.













