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Isabella, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Jasper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65676. The Survey maps it on the Isabella quadrangle. It stands 958 feet above sea level.

Isabella within Ozark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 14 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

57 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Isabella between 1992 and 2020, burning about 817 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 burning26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Arson/incendiarism8
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2005Equipment and vehicle use4.3 acresMark Twain National ForestHIGHWAY 160
26 August 2011Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177493-07721-07072018-0745
20 July 2018Naturalunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177326-07721-07202018-0906
26 June 2018Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177175-07718-06262018-1839
30 May 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 April 2007Debris and open burning86 acresMark Twain National ForestBARREN
9 April 2001Debris and open burning130 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ozark 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 Isabella: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Portable S&G PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wallace Cement Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Ozark County

Storms near this place

28 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Isabella in 28 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. 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
August 2023Thunderstorm WindIsabella$60,000Several power lines and poles were downed by high winds along Highway 5 from the Arkansas State line and on Highway W.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindIsabella$25,000no account filed
April 2002HailIsabella$10,000no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindIsabella$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few powerlines.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindIsabella$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a roof off of a marina near Bull Shoals Lake. Numerous trees in the vacinity of this area were also downed.
November 2001Thunderstorm WindIsabella$1,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Several trees were reported down along and on Highways 5 and W.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Multiple large trees were downed by high winds. One vehicle suffered minor damage from a falling tree.
March 2021FloodIsabella-The low water crossing on Highway T at Little Creek was closed due to flooding.
May 2020FloodIsabella-The low water crossing on Highway T at Little Creek was closed due to flooding.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Trees were reported down across Highways 5 and W.
May 2018Flash FloodIsabella-Highway T had up to half a foot of moving water over the road.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree across Highway 5 north of Highway W.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees and power lines in the Theodosia area.
July 2006Flash FloodIsabella-Several low lying roads across much of Ozark County became impassable from flash flooding.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees around the Theodosia area.
September 2004Heavy RainIsabella-The Isabella lark site measured 0.66 inches of rain in 30 minutes.
September 2004Heavy RainIsabella-The Isabella lark site measured 0.96 inches of rain in 30 minutes.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Thunderstorm winds downed trees.
March 2010HailIsabella-no account filed
October 2007Thunderstorm WindIsabella-no account filed
March 2006HailIsabella-no account filed
May 2004HailIsabella-no account filed
November 2003HailIsabella-no account filed
April 2003HailIsabella-no account filed
April 2003Thunderstorm WindIsabella-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindIsabella-no account filed
May 1998HailIsabella-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ozark 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
Sundown1.6 miles14
Theodosia (historical)1.9 miles14
Dillia2.8 miles14
Theodosia3.4 miles14
Locust3.9 miles14
Lutie4.5 miles14
Pontiac4.5 miles14
Nottinghill6.4 miles13

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 IsabellaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3469183The 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 750470. 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.