Jane, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in White Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64856. It lies near Miser Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Jane quadrangle. 359 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,007 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1940 USGS Noel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Noel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Jane quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Jane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,046 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1996 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230722-06021-09232020-1715 |
| 22 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230708-06021-09192020-1620 |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179094-06021-09162019-1500 |
| 15 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Jane: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jane in 19 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death. 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Jane | 1 killed, $500,000 | This storm report will contain the total estimated damages and cost for the flooding event including one fatality for the county. A vehicle was washed off the road on Highway 90 at Brush Creek just west of Jane. She was driving eastbound at 4:50 am when her car was swept into the stream, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Multiple people had to be rescued at campgrounds along the Elk River near Noel. Several roads and low water crossings were severely damaged due to flooding. Several homes were flooded. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Jane | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Jane | $500 | Hail fell from 1 N Jane eastward across southeast McDonald County. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Jane | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Jane | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Jane | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported near the Arkansas state line in Jane, MO. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Jane | - | A water rescue was performed in the Jane area at a low water crossing on Missouri Creek. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Jane | - | This hail report was from social media with a picture. |
| December 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Jane | - | There was a report of a funnel cloud south of Pineville near Jane. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jane | - | A few trees were blown down east of Jane along Highway 90. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jane | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree that blocked a section of Highway K. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Jane | - | A severe thunderstorm downed trees and produced three-quarters-inch hail. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jane | - | A severe thunderstorm downed trees and produced three-quarters-inch hail. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Jane | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Jane | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Jane | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Jane | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Jane | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jane | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Ford | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Caverna | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Havenhurst | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Arnett | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Crag O Lea | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Deep Ford | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Meadors Ford | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sugar Beach | 5.1 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 Jane | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473240 | 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 729907. 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.






