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Hazelgreen, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in May/Smith Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65556. It stands on Prairie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richland quadrangle.

Hazelgreen within Laclede County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Hazelgreen between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,047 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Arson/incendiarism21
Debris and open burning18
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 June 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation128310-02059-06112015-1338
6 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri Department of Conservation127450-02059-05062015-1931
5 May 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation139937-02059-05052016-1522
1 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation127170-02059-05012015-1333
8 April 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation138911-02059-04082016-1909
8 April 1998Arson/incendiarism12 acresMark Twain National ForestCOUNTY LINE
6 April 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation126030-02059-04062015-1704

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Laclede County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hazelgreen: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Laclede County

Storms near this place

38 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hazelgreen in 38 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 16 flood, 9 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2017Flash FloodHazelgreen$1,000,000Several homes and roads sustained flood damage across Laclede County. The Gasconade River near Hazelgreen hit a new record river level. Interstate 44 near mile marker 143 was closed down due to flooding. The flooding severely damaged I-44. Bennett Spring State Park suffered some flood damage. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Laclede County.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHazelgreen$10,000A large tree fell on powerlines causing power outages.
January 2020Flash FloodHazelgreen$10,000A water rescue occurred in Laclede County on Highway FF south of Brackett Lane at Bear Creek. A vehicle was swept off the road. The driver managed to escape before his vehicle washed downstream. The water gauge at the location measured two feet high.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindHazelgreen$7,000Thunderstorm winds knocked over two outbuildings and a gazebo.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHazelgreen$5,000Several power lines were blown down on Heartwood Road. A porch was damaged.
April 2009HailHazelgreen$500Baseball size hail damaged windows of a house near Stoutland.
April 2026FloodHazelgreen-State Highway FF at Cottonwood Creek was flooded and impassable.
April 2025Flash FloodHazelgreen-Route FF at Bear Creek and Cottonwood Creek was flooded and impassable between James and Knoxville Roads.
April 2025Flash FloodHazelgreen-Route FF at Bear Creek was flooded and impassable.
June 2025FloodHazelgreen-State Highway FF was closed at Bear Creek due to flooding.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindHazelgreen-Winds estimated between 50 and 60 mph hour were reported.
March 2023FloodHazelgreen-Highway FF at Bear Creek was flooded and impassable.
March 2023FloodHazelgreen-Highway FF at Bear Creek was flooded and impassable.
April 2022FloodHazelgreen-State Highway FF at Bear Creek was flooded and impassable.
March 2021FloodHazelgreen-The low water crossing on Highway FF at Bear Creek was closed due to flooding.
February 2018FloodHazelgreen-Heavy rainfall caused Bear Creek to flood a section of Highway FF about four miles southwest of Richland.
February 2018FloodHazelgreen-Highway FF was flooded and closed at Bear Creek.
February 2018FloodHazelgreen-State Highway FF was closed due to water over the roadway at the Bear Creek low water crossing.
May 2017FloodHazelgreen-State Highway FF was closed due to flooding.
September 2016Heavy RainHazelgreen-The observer measured 6.56 inches of rainfall since 9am.
July 2015Flash FloodHazelgreen-Route FF was closed due to flooding.
November 2015FloodHazelgreen-Route FF was closed due to flooding near Bear Creek.
March 2013FloodHazelgreen-Route FF in northeastern Laclede County was closed in the vicinity of Bear Creek due to flooding.
August 2013Flash FloodHazelgreen-One foot of flowing water was over Interstate 44 between mile mark 144 and 145.
August 2013Heavy RainHazelgreen-A twenty-four hour rainfall of 10.50 inches was measured. A storm total of 17 inches of rainfall was measured over several days.
April 2011FloodHazelgreen-Jeffries Road was flooded.
March 2011FloodHazelgreen-Missouri Department of Transportation reported Route FF in eastern Laclede County was closed due to flooding.
May 2010FloodHazelgreen-A low water crossing on state Highway FF was flooded and closed.
May 2010FloodHazelgreen-A low water crossing on state Highway FF was flooded and closed.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHazelgreen-Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged several trees along with damaging a roof of a water treatment plant.
June 2009Flash FloodHazelgreen-Excessive rain flooded a section of Highway FF.
June 2009Flash FloodHazelgreen-Excessive rain caused flooding over a section of Highway T south of Stoutland.
June 2009Flash FloodHazelgreen-Bear Creek flooded a section of Highway FF as a result of excessive rainfall.
March 2015HailHazelgreen-no account filed
May 2011HailHazelgreen-no account filed
May 2011HailHazelgreen-no account filed
March 2008Thunderstorm WindHazelgreen-no account filed
October 1996HailHazelgreen-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Laclede County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Harrill Ford3.4 miles17
Garnsey4.2 miles14
Abo5.2 miles17
Delmar6.6 miles13
Brownfield8.2 miles17
Drynob8.8 miles17
Sleeper8.8 miles13
Carrol Junction9.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750272. 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.