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Hickory Barren, Missouri

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Franklin No. 1 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65803. The Survey maps it on the Bassville quadrangle.

Hickory Barren within Greene County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

62 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Hickory Barren between 1992 and 2020, burning about 518 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 burning29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use11
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1
Fireworks1

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
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 August 1997Smoking46 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
25 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation230760-03905-08252020-1510
7 May 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 April 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178769-03906-04062019-1926
28 April 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation123271-03906-04282015-1130

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hickory Barren: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc. 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
Bullwinkle MineLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

30 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hickory Barren in 30 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 flood, 3 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 2025Tornado (EF0)Hickory Barren$100,000A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-0 tornado touched down west of Fair Grove around 9:40 AM and lifted around 10:10 east of Bassville, MO. Many trees were uprooted or split and many large limbs broken. A small residence and farm outbuilding sustained minor damage. Damage was limited along the western portion of the track and was observed to increase along and east of Farm Roads 181 and 48. Before diminishing again as it approached Highway 65, with greater tree damage again viewed east of the Highway before the path ended east of Bassville.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren$100,000A NWS storm survey team determined that straight line thunderstorm winds of 95 to 100 mph caused considerable damage to trees and a couple structures just west of Fellows Lake. Several trees were uprooted or snapped. At least three power poles were snapped. A hay barn and an old abandoned house were destroyed.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Hickory Barren$90,000A NWS storm survey concluded that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 95 mph occurred near Fair Grove, Missouri. The width of the tornado was 100 yards. The tornado remained on the ground for around two miles while uprooting and snapping several trees. The tornado heavily damaged an outbuilding while also causing minor damage to a residence. A tornado debris signature was also present on radar.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Hickory Barren$41,000A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 mph traveled along a 1 mile path just north of Fellows Lake. This short lived tornado touched down on the outskirts of Fellows Lake and FR 66 then tracked northeast across FR 193. The roof of a barn was torn off along FR 62, and another small outbuilding suffered minor roof damage along FR 197 before the tornado dissipated north of Highway KK. Minor shingle damage occurred to 5 homes and numerous trees were damaged.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren$5,000Trees down near the intersection of Highway H and Farm Road 26.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren$5,000Numerous larger trees were reported damage of uprooted and some road signs were damaged.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren$4,000Large trees were downed and blocked roads near Ebenezer.
April 2025Flash FloodHickory Barren-Route CC was closed at a low water area due to high water.
March 2024HailHickory Barren-Dime to quarter size hail fell on the north side of Fellows Lake.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren-Social media report of a roof that was already blown off from a previous tornado on April 1, 2024 moved 15-20 feet and took out the fence line.
April 2024FloodHickory Barren-State Highway CC was closed at a low water area due to flooding.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren-Several large trees and limbs were reported down.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren-A large tree was reported uprooted.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren-A few large pieces of metal were reported wrapped around a few trees. Additional significant tree damage was also reported.
June 2024Flash FloodHickory Barren-State Highway CC North Dry Sac River was flooded and impassable due to heavy rainfall.
May 2023Flash FloodHickory Barren-Route CC was closed due to flooding of a low water area.
May 2022FloodHickory Barren-Heavy rainfall closed a portion of Highway CC at a low water area.
March 2021FloodHickory Barren-Low water areas on Highway CC were closed due to flooding.
October 2019Heavy RainHickory Barren-The CoCoRaHS station MO-GR-58 near Fair Grove reported 2.20 inches of rainfall.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren-The public reported several large trees were uprooted around Fellows Lake.
September 2018Heavy RainHickory Barren-COCORAHS station MO-GR-58, reported a 24 rain total of 3.41 inches.
December 2015Heavy RainHickory Barren-There was a report of 6.47 inches in 24 hours.
December 2015FloodHickory Barren-The Dry Sac River washed out Farm Road 153 north of Highway CC.
August 2013Flash FloodHickory Barren-Water was reported over the road near Missouri H and Missouri CC.
June 2008Flash FloodHickory Barren-Excessive rain caused major flash flooding at the intersection of Highway H and Highway CC in northern Greene County.
June 2007Flash FloodHickory Barren-A cluster of heavy rain tracked across northern Green County and produced significant flooding. The Fellows Lake area was impacted the hardest as small streams flooded numerous roads near the lake.
June 2007Flash FloodHickory Barren-A storm producing heavy rainfall became stationary over northern Greene County. Areas of flash flooding resulted, causing numerous roads to become impassable. A section of Highway H south of Pleasant Hope was closed. Dangerous flooding occurred near the intersection of Farm Road 221 and Farm Road 2. A water rescue occurred at this location as a car attempted to drive through the flooding.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindHickory Barren-no account filed
February 2008HailHickory Barren-no account filed
June 2008HailHickory Barren-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Avalon Park2.7 miles20
Fruitland2.9 miles20
Fair Grove4.5 miles20
Ebenezer4.6 miles20
Bassville4.7 miles23
Pleasant Valley4.8 miles20
Alsup5.7 miles17
Valley Water Mills5.8 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719431. 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.