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Iconium, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64776. It lies near Debeker Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Iconium quadrangle.

Iconium within St. Clair County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 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

27 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Iconium between 1992 and 2020, burning about 622 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 burning17
Arson/incendiarism7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
2 August 2011Debris and open burning4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 July 2013Arson/incendiarism14 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 2002Debris and open burning33 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 April 1992Debris and open burning6.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 April 2001Debris and open burning152 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 April 2013Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 April 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177385-09342-04212018-1600

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Clair County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Iconium: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Copper BankIronPast Producer
Grover BankIronPast Producer
Sheldon BankIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Clair County

Storms near this place

17 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iconium in 17 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2023HailIconium$50,000Hail up to golf balls in size was reported with minor roof and vehicle damage.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindIconium$20,000Widespread tree damage occurred at the boy scout camp near Iconium. Numerous trees were either uprooted or snapped. The weather station at the camp measured a 64 mph wind gust. There was damage to some outbuildings due to falling trees.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindIconium$10,000Multiple trees were down along Highway HH blocking roadways in numerous places.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindIconium$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees and power lines.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindIconium$2,000Trees and power lines were reported down.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindIconium-A 79 mph wind gust was measured at the scout camp near Iconium.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindIconium-The Mesonet Station GW3465 in Osceola measured a 58 mph wind gust.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindIconium-A 72 mph thunderstorm wind gust occurred near Iconium.
June 2024HailIconium-Quarter size hail fell near the town of Iconium.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindIconium-Trained spotters estimated wind gusts at 70 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindIconium-The St. Clair Emergency Management Director estimated 60 mph wind gusts.
March 2010HailIconium-no account filed
June 2009HailIconium-no account filed
May 2008HailIconium-no account filed
April 2006HailIconium-no account filed
April 2003HailIconium-no account filed
May 2003HailIconium-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Clair 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
Harper3.3 miles20
Corbin (historical)3.9 miles20
Browns Ford4.4 miles19
Fox Run5.5 miles19
Baker (historical)6.8 miles19
Ninnescah Park6.8 miles19
Terry9.0 miles17
Osceola9.4 miles20

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 IconiumAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5986657The 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 756204. 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.