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Hobson, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Norman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65560. The Survey maps it on the Lecoma quadrangle.

Hobson within Dent County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 20 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

45 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Hobson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 314 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism2

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
6 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 August 1999Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 May 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dent County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Hobson: 28 past producers, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blair MineIronPast Producer
Blair MineIronPast ProducerUnknown
Bowman MineIronPast Producer
Bowman MineIronPast Producer
Brady MineIronPast ProducerSurface/Underground
Brady MineIronPast Producer
Brady MineIronPast Producer
Brewer PitIronPast Producer
Burns MineIronPast ProducerHematite
Burns MineIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dent County

Storms near this place

6 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hobson in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2017: 2 flood, 2 flash flood, 2 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
March 2008Flash FloodHobson$1,000,000Seven to nine inches of rain fell over Dent County. Flooding caused major damage to county roads and bridges. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
February 2017HailHobson-Quarter size hail was reported in Hobson. Time was estimated by radar.
March 2008FloodHobson-This flooding is a continution of the flash flooding. Widespread flooding continued for several days after the rain ended.
March 2008Flash FloodHobson-Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
April 2007FloodHobson-Heavy rain caused flooding along a section of Road 233 just west of Highway DD. One person was stranded while attempting to cross the flooded roadway.
July 2009HailHobson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dent 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
Lake Spring3.1 miles20
Deep Ford4.1 miles17
Condray4.2 miles20
Anutt5.4 miles18
Lecoma5.4 miles20
Bangert6.2 miles20
Howes7.0 miles17
Boscobel (historical)7.0 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719652. 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.