Howards Ridge, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lick Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65655. It lies near Moore Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Udall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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.
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Udall quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Howards Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,864 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 15 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 burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howards Ridge in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Howards Ridge | $500,000 | Route J north of Highway T was closed near Lick Creek. Nearly all low water crossings were flood across the county. Numerous rural and county roads sustained significant flood damage. There were several buildings that suffered flood damage. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Howards Ridge | - | Route J at Lick Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Howards Ridge | - | State Highway T was closed due to flooding. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Howards Ridge | - | Route J was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Howards Ridge | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail and estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howards Ridge | - | A tree was blown down across County Road 541. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Howards Ridge | - | Highway T was closed near Highway J due to flooding. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Howards Ridge | - | The low water bridge over Highway T, near Highway J, was closed due to flooding. As much as two feet of water was reported over the road. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Howards Ridge | - | State Route T was closed west of Howard Ridge due to flooding. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howards Ridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestonia | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Fay | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Udall Landing | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Mammoth | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Udall | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hardenville | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Tecumseh | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dawt Mill | 6.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719921. 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.
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.










