Greentop, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Salt River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63546. The Survey maps it on the Greentop quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1911 USGS Queen City quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS Queen City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Queen City SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Greentop quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Greentop between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 acres 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190457-09822-09082019-0150 |
| 14 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179215-00000-07142019-1500 |
| 14 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190456-09822-07142019-1555 |
| 9 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190168-09843-03072020-1145 |
| 29 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Greentop: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greentop in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greentop | - | Downed wires reported in Greentop. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greentop | - | A shed was blown down along Route K. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Greentop | - | Tornado captured on video by KTVO news crew in open country. It was as much as 1/4 mile wide at times and occurred in open country. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Greentop | - | Spotters reported one inch diameter hail 5 miles east of Greentop. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Greentop | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Greentop | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Greentop | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Greentop | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Greentop | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Clifton | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Germania | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Julesburg | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pronax (historical) | 11.4 miles | 9 | |
| Glenwood | 11.8 miles | 7 | |
| Lancaster | 12.2 miles | 7 | |
| Glenwood Junction | 12.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 718830. 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.







