Hugo, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Kiheka Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65052. It stands on Watered Hollow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Decaturville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1933 USGS Stoutland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Stoutland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Decaturville quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Hugo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,226 acres in total. None started naturally. 29 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 47 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261562-01502-08262020-1210 |
| 11 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261587-01508-07112020-1115 |
| 30 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177891-01502-06302018-0825 |
| 30 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177887-01502-05062018-1038 |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179777-01502-05252019-1352 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hugo: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite, Lead, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Parson Diggings | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Genesee Shaft | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Parish Lease | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Shipman Land | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Carters Ozark S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nelson Owen Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hugo in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hugo | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hugo | $2,000 | The door of a well-built barn was blown in. The time was based on radar. The report was received via social media. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hugo | - | Report of golf ball size hail. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Hugo | - | Route A, near Thousand Acres Road was closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Linn Creek | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Camdenton | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Freedom | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Hahatonka | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Decaturville | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Passover | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Old Linn Creek | 6.7 miles | 22 |
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 Hugo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27984207 | 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 729753. 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.






