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Iantha, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Central Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64759. The Survey maps it on the Iantha quadrangle.

Iantha within Barton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

16 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Iantha between 1993 and 2018, burning about 461 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

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
11 September 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 September 2000Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 May 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.6 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178084-00625-03222018-2204
18 March 2018Debris and open burning120 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176111-00625-03182018-1454
10 March 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation176092-00625-03102018-0921

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Barton County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Iantha: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, 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
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Pb.& Zn.Lead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Barton County

Storms near this place

16 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iantha in 16 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2026Tornado (EF0)Iantha$100,000An EF-0 tornado occurred about one mile northeast of Iantha, Missouri. The tornado overturned portions of irrigation pivots and destroyed an outbuilding. Roofing components from the outbuilding were spread over one mile a way. Several power poles were broken as well. Tree limbs were also downed by the tornado.
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Iantha$50,000An EF-1 tornado touched down 7 miles west-northwest of Lamar and tracked 7 miles to the northeast. Several trees along with a couple of outbuildings were destroyed. Winds were estimated around 95 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindIantha$2,000A garage door was reported damaged.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindIantha$1,000Minor roof damage was reported.
May 2024HailIantha-Social media report of golf ball size hail.
September 2019HailIantha-Quarter sized hail was reported.
May 2016HailIantha-Penny to nickel size hail lasted nearly 10 minutes.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindIantha-A large tree branch was blown down.
April 2012Flash FloodIantha-Several roads in Iantha were flooded and impassable.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindIantha-Thunderstorm winds blew down a 150 foot silo shed at Highway 160 and SW 80th Street.
September 2010Flash FloodIantha-One foot of water was reported flowing over Highway W, north of Route 160.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindIantha-Trained spotters estimated a 60 mph wind gust.
July 2009Flash FloodIantha-A slow moving complex of thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall flooded several streets in the town of Lamar. Widespread flash flooding was reported to emergency management officials across much of Barton County with numerous roads reported to be under water and impassable.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindIantha-,,, Thunderstorm winds destroyed a house trailer and several outbuildings in Mindenmines, as well as penny-size hail and an estimated 80 mph wind at Iantha.
May 1995HailIantha-,,, Thunderstorm winds destroyed a house trailer and several outbuildings in Mindenmines, as well as penny-size hail and an estimated 80 mph wind at Iantha.
November 2003HailIantha-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Barton 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
Wimmer4.4 miles16
Oakton4.7 miles16
Lamar Heights5.5 miles16
Verdella6.5 miles16
Lamar6.6 miles16
Liberal7.1 miles26
Irwin7.7 miles16
Esrom8.1 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 720066. 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.