Henley, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65040. The Survey maps it on the Saint Elizabeth quadrangle. It stands 587 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS St. Elizabeth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Henley between 2005 and 2011, burning about 12 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 February 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 December 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Henley: 40 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown-Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Central Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Fowler Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hoff Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmillan Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead and Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead and Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henley in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Lightning | Henley | $10,000 | Lightning struck a barn in far southwestern Cole county. It burned to the ground in less than half an hour. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Henley | - | Between 5 and 7 inches of rain fell across Cole County during a 2 day period. All of this rain caused the creeks and rivers to rise. The Moreau and Missouri Rivers went into major flood. About 10 structures were either damaged or destroyed from the river flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teal (historical) | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hickory Hill | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Eugene | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Thomas | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bass | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Brazito | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Scrivner | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Osage Bluff | 8.5 miles | 17 |
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 Henley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q10968709 | 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 719380. 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.










