Gowdy, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64080. It stands on Middle Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1887 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Pleasant Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Pleasant Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Gowdy in 2003, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Gowdy: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gowdy in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 3 hail, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gowdy | - | A roof was blown off of a pole barn just east of the office from an isolated downburst. |
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Gowdy | - | This tornado produced tree damage to the southwest of Pleasant Hill. Highest winds were rated at 85 mph. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Gowdy | - | Flooding was reported at the intersection of BB Highway and 175th Street. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gowdy | - | Water was reported over the road at the intersection of Missouri Highway BB and 175th Street. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Gowdy | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Gowdy | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Gowdy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming (historical) | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ore | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Baldwin Park | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Avon | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Coleman | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Wingate | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Winnebago | 5.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740880. 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.









