Hoover, Missouri
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Carroll Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64079. The Survey maps it on the Ferrelview quadrangle. It stands 896 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 37 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.
- 1890 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1914 USGS Smithville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Ferrelview quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Smithville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Ferrelview quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Hoover between 2006 and 2007, burning about 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Hoover: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ferrelview Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Platte City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoover in 6 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Hoover | - | NWS storm survey confirmed a 6 mile long EF-0 tornado that began near the community of Hoover in northeastern Platte County, moving to the northeast and ending on the Platte/Clay County line about two thirds of a mile south of the intersection of County Line Road and Ridgely Road. Peak wind gusts of 80 mph were estimated based upon damage indicators. Most damage was tree damage. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoover | - | There were 6 inch tree limbs down at this location. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoover | - | Three power poles were down at the intersection of Highway 92 and North Winan Road. Crops were lying flat in adjacent field. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoover | - | Several trees were down across Highway HH and B and E Highways near Ridgely, Missouri. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoover | - | A large tree was down across Highway B and Covered Bridge Road near Edgerton, Missouri. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Hoover | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrville | 1.6 miles | 36 | |
| Ferrelview | 4.0 miles | 37 | |
| Linkville | 4.1 miles | 37 | |
| Platte Gardens | 4.7 miles | 37 | |
| Tarrytown | 5.9 miles | 37 | |
| Stubbs | 5.9 miles | 44 | |
| Platte City | 6.1 miles | 46 | |
| Ridgely | 6.2 miles | 36 |
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 Hoover | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27983666 | 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 719784. 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.










