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Hornet, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Five Mile Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64865. The Survey maps it on the Racine quadrangle.

Hornet within Newton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

118 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Hornet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,186 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 6 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 burning50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Natural10
Arson/incendiarism6
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking2

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 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarism103 acresMiami AgencyWILCOX
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarism90 acresMiami AgencySPOOKLIGHT
6 August 1996Equipment and vehicle use23 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 August 2000Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 August 2010Natural197 acresMiami AgencyFIFTY ROAD
21 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
19 August 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 119 workings within 5 miles of Hornet: 119 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Lead, 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
Kirshmann-Jeffries QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, DimensionPast Producer
Unknown - ZnZincPast Producer
Taxbox QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Baxter MinesLeadPast Producer
Cornwall DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Loveley's MineLeadPast Producer
Alpha MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Black Hawk ShaftLead, ZincPast Producer
Chenoweth TractLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton County

Storms near this place

21 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hornet in 21 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 8 flash flood, 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 14 deaths and 200 injuries. 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
May 2008Tornado (EF4)Hornet14 killed, 200 hurt, $35,000,000This tornado is an extension of the Ottawa County, Oklahoma tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-4 tornado crossed into Missouri just north of Iris Road, and tracked east southeast all the way across Newton County to just north of Fairview. Several people were killed in automobiles, including a firefighter who was storm spotting, as the tornado briefly reached EF4 intensity near the intersection of Highway 43 and Iris Road. One vehicle at this location was thrown 5/8s of a mile. The tornado then extended to a mile wide and EF3 intensity as it tracked across the intersection of Highway 86 and BB. Many of the 14 fatalities and 200 injuries occurred from just west of Highway 43 to Highway 86. The communities of Granby and Newtonia were also directly impacted from this tornado.
March 2008Flash FloodHornet$2,000,000Four to six and a half inches of rain fell over Newton County. Record flooding occurred along Shoal Creek near Joplin. Five houses and one resturant were destroyed. All locations across the county that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
July 2004Tornado (F1)Hornet$150,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an F-1 tornado touched down in the community of Hornet and remained on the ground for about one mile. Most of the damage was downed trees, with some damage to mobile homes and a church. No injuries or deaths occurred from this event.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHornet$10,000Four trees were blown down and five homes had minor roof damage.
September 2025HailHornet-Hail to the size of half dollars fell just south of Joplin.
June 2021Flash FloodHornet-Highway 86 was closed due to flooding at a low water area.
November 2020HailHornet-Quarter sized hail was reported.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindHornet-The Mesonet Station MO002, at Interstate 44 mile marker 1 near Joplin, measured a wind gust of 69 mph.
July 2018HailHornet-Half Dollar size hail was reported.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHornet-Multiple downed tree branches between 8 and 14 inches in diameter were reported via social media. The time was estimated by radar.
March 2008FloodHornet-Numerous roads flooded in the city of Neosho. A section of Highway 125 near Fairview also flooded and became impassable to motorists.
March 2008FloodHornet-This flooding is a continuation of the flash flooding. Poor drainage areas continued to flood roadways and lowlands near rivers and creeks.
April 2008Flash FloodHornet-Three to five inches of rain fell over Newton County. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. A couple of specific locations included a section of Highway CC near Racine and a section of Highway W at its intersection with Shoal Creek.
April 2008Flash FloodHornet-Several roads in the city of Neosho were flooded. Also, a section of Kodiak Road near its intersection with Orchid Road flooded.
February 2008Flash FloodHornet-Widespread flash flooding occurred countywide.
May 2008Flash FloodHornet-Three to five inches of rain fell over Newton County. All areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rain were flooded. More specifically, a few of these locations included a section of Highway CC between Highway K and Highway 60, urban areas of extreme southern Joplin, and urban areas within the city of Neosho.
June 2008Flash FloodHornet-One and a half to three inches of rain fell across Newton County. Widespread flooding of low lying roads and low water crossings occurred. The city of Neosho experienced flooding in the downtown area while the Little Lost Creek flooded a section of Highway CC. A creek in Wentworth also flooded low areas near the community.
September 2008Flash FloodHornet-Three to five inches of rain fell over Newton County resulting in flooding of small streams and creeks. A few specific locations that flooded included a section of Brook Street in Neosho, numerous roads within the northern half of Neosho, a section of Highway 86 near Newtonia, the intersection of Yocum Pond Road and Highway 413, and a section of Highway U near Stark City.
May 2009HailHornet-no account filed
October 2009HailHornet-no account filed
April 2005HailHornet-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Newton 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
Spring City2.1 miles16
Loma Linda2.6 miles16
Redings Mill4.5 miles19
Cliff Village4.8 miles19
Racine4.8 miles16
Spurgeon4.9 miles14
Shoal Creek Estates5.1 miles19
Seneca Quapaw Agency (historical)5.2 miles16

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 HornetAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5904334The 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 719841. 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.