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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 14 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.
- 1936 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1945 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Isabella quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Isabella quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HIGHWAY 160 |
| 26 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177493-07721-07072018-0745 |
| 20 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177326-07721-07202018-0906 |
| 26 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177175-07718-06262018-1839 |
| 30 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 86 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BARREN |
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portable S&G Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wallace Cement Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | $60,000 | Several power lines and poles were downed by high winds along Highway 5 from the Arkansas State line and on Highway W. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Isabella | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few powerlines. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | $5,000 | Severe 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Several trees were reported down along and on Highways 5 and W. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Multiple large trees were downed by high winds. One vehicle suffered minor damage from a falling tree. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Isabella | - | The low water crossing on Highway T at Little Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Isabella | - | The low water crossing on Highway T at Little Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Trees were reported down across Highways 5 and W. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Isabella | - | Highway T had up to half a foot of moving water over the road. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree across Highway 5 north of Highway W. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees and power lines in the Theodosia area. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Isabella | - | Several low lying roads across much of Ozark County became impassable from flash flooding. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees around the Theodosia area. |
| September 2004 | Heavy Rain | Isabella | - | The Isabella lark site measured 0.66 inches of rain in 30 minutes. |
| September 2004 | Heavy Rain | Isabella | - | The Isabella lark site measured 0.96 inches of rain in 30 minutes. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Hail | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Isabella | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Theodosia (historical) | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dillia | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Theodosia | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Locust | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lutie | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pontiac | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Nottinghill | 6.4 miles | 13 |
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 Isabella | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3469183 | 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 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.











