Hardenville, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bridges Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65655. It lies near Tecumseh Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Udall quadrangle. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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.
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Udall quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Hardenville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,123 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128572-04600-09182015-1219 |
| 18 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128570-04600-09182015-1212 |
| 12 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hardenville: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L M Strong Pit | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hardenville in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2010: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Hardenville | $80,000 | An EF-1 tornado produced 90 to 100 mph winds uprotting numerous trees, damaging several outbuildings, a horse trailer, and downing power lines and poles. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Hardenville | - | An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down uprooting trees. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Hardenville | - | A low water crossing on Highway T flooded and became impassable to motorists. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Hardenville | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardenville | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Hardenville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardenville | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardenville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Gainesville | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mammoth | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Tecumseh | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Howards Ridge | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Dawt Mill | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Dawt | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Udall Landing | 5.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hardenville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471290 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719082. 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.










