Greer, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Woodside Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65606. The Survey maps it on the Greer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1931 USGS Bandyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1944 USGS Birch Tree quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Birch Tree quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Greer quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Greer quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Greer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,024 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 38 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BUCK BAY |
| 21 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BRASWELL |
| 1 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SISCO |
| 28 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 270 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BIG BOTTOM HOLLOW |
| 7 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | DEAD DOG NORTH I |
| 7 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | AA SOUTH II |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Greer: 8 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Zinc, 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 - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| C.S.&R Zinc Mine | Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hess Zinc Mine | Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Dewey Minich Property | Iron | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Drew Whitten Mine | Iron | Prospect | 1945 | |
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limonite | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greer in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greer | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down along Route 19 north of Greer between the Eleven Point River bridge and Shannon County line. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Greer | - | Missouri Route 19 at the Eleven Point River was flooded and impassable. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greer | - | A large tree was blown down along Highway 19 just north of Greer Spring. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greer | - | The sheriff's office reported that several trees were downed near the McCormack Lake Recreational area. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Greer | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greer | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greer | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Greer | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Braswell | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Turners Mill | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Huddleston | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Ross (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| McFry Ford | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hollis | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Alton | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750158. 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.








