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Holt, Missouri

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Kearney Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64048. The Survey maps it on the Holt quadrangle.

Holt within Clay County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

33 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Holt between 1992 and 2018, burning about 125 acres in total. 1 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 burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking2
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
3 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
1 September 2007Recreation and ceremony6.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
25 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 July 2004Naturalunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
30 April 1992Smoking3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 April 1992Smoking8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 April 1992Debris and open burning7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clay 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 Holt: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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
Everett Q #28-50Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clay County

Storms near this place

28 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holt in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 16 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind. 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
October 2000Thunderstorm WindHolt$50,000A large maple tree fell on a home, causing severe damage to the house.
April 1995HailHolt$10,000Severe thunderstorms dumped hail from golf ball- to softball-size on parts of northern Kansas City and Gladstone. The storms then moved northeast to Kearney and Holt. Many homes received roof damage and at least four car dealerships received major damage to inventory. Baseball-size hail at the Metro North Mall smashed car windshields and broke windows.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHolt$3,000Power poles were snapped off between Kearney and Holt. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2025HailHolt-Golf ball sized hail near Interstate 35 east of Holt.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindHolt-Social media report of downed tree limbs and minor property damage at a residence in Holt from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2023HailHolt-Two inch hail was reported in Holt.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindHolt-Several 2 to 3 inch tree limbs were down near Holt.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHolt-There was a public report of a large tree limb down. This spotter also reported 65 to 70 mph wind.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHolt-A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust near Holt.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindHolt-A small tree was blow down.
May 2014HailHolt-This hail report was relayed via social media.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHolt-A spotter estimated winds at 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHolt-A tree was reported down near 184th Street and Lancaster Road. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHolt-An eighteen inch diameter tree was blown down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHolt-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. Trees were reported down.
June 1994HailHolt-Local agricultural officials reported moderate damage to crops from high wind and large hail.
May 2015HailHolt-no account filed
June 2015HailHolt-no account filed
June 2015HailHolt-no account filed
April 2010HailHolt-no account filed
March 2009HailHolt-no account filed
June 2009HailHolt-no account filed
June 2009HailHolt-no account filed
July 2009HailHolt-no account filed
March 2006HailHolt-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHolt-no account filed
July 2002HailHolt-no account filed
June 2000HailHolt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clay 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
Kearney6.0 miles22
Greenville6.3 miles22
Arley6.4 miles23
Claysville7.9 miles19
Ectonville9.3 miles23
Paradise9.4 miles37
Mosby9.8 miles22
Excelsior Springs10.0 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719735. 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.