Hancock, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65459. The Survey maps it on the Hancock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1936 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Hancock between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,318 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 1997 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 136611-08519-05062016-1515 |
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 124310-08519-05032015-1256 |
| 12 May 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 29 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hancock: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Limestone, Dimension. 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 | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Hancock Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hancock in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Hancock | $2,000,000 | Route HH was closed due to flooding at Bell Creek. Nearly all low water crossings across the county were flooded. There were several rural and county roads that sustained damage from flooding. There were a few homes and businesses that had flood damage as well across the county. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hancock | $15,000 | A large tree was snapped at the base and toppled onto a home and breaking windows. A tree was snapped several feet above the ground. One structure had some roof material removed. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Hancock | - | The public reported accumulating nickle to quarter size hail. Only minor tree and leaf damage was reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hancock | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over several trees along Highway 133 between Crocker and Dixon. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Hancock | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Hancock | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Dixon | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Crocker | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wheelers Mill | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Franks | 8.0 miles | 20 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 8.6 miles | 22 | |
| Mossy Resort (historical) | 8.7 miles | 22 | |
| Mazzaville Resort | 9.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729507. 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.








