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Kenoma, Missouri

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

Kenoma within Barton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

19 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Kenoma between 1992 and 2019, burning about 240 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 burning11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
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
16 September 2017Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 July 2000Debris and open burning100 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 July 2000Equipment and vehicle use10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 June 2018Equipment and vehicle use10 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178088-00625-06292018-1809
10 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation189897-00625-06102019-1242
8 March 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation176090-00625-03082018-1636
30 March 1997Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 March 2018Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation176091-00625-03152018-1114

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Barton County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kenoma: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - S&G PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Barton County

Storms near this place

17 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kenoma in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 deaths and 1 injury. 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
May 2019Tornado (EF3)Kenoma3 killed, 1 hurt, $740,000A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-3 tornado with maximum winds of 142 mph. This tornado was the last in a series of at least four tornadoes produced by a supercell that had tracked out of northeast Oklahoma into southwest Missouri. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Redbud and CR 100 in Jasper County and then continued northeast into Barton County just west of SE 70th Lane. Wind speeds increased to 140 mph as the tornado caused significant damage to three homes as it tracked across SE 80th Lane, causing one injury and two fatalities. A third fatality occurred as the tornado destroyed a single wide manufactured home on Highway 126. The roof of another home suffered damage on 126 as well as others on SE 90th Lane before the tornado weakened as it tracked across SE 100th Lane and County Road U before lifting near Highway 160 and 45th Road.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindKenoma$30,000Severe thunderstorm straight line winds damaged two barns and numerous trees near the community of Kenoma.
April 1997HailKenoma$10,000no account filed
April 2026Flash FloodKenoma-State Highway T between Southeast 30th Street and U Highway was flooded.
May 2020FloodKenoma-The low water crossing on Highway 126 and SE 70th Lane was closed due to flooding.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindKenoma-Estimated 60 mph winds were reported that downed limbs 5 miles east of Lamar on Highway 160.
May 2017HailKenoma-Quarter size reported at Highway A and Highway 160.
May 2012Flash FloodKenoma-Highway A, Highway T, and the intersection of Highway J and Highway 160 were flooded.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindKenoma-Thunderstorm winds downed one to two inch diameter tree limbs.
June 2007Flash FloodKenoma-Flash flooding occurred over a section of T Highway near its intersection with Southeast 10th Road.
September 2007Flash FloodKenoma-Flash flooding occurred over several areas of Barton County in response to excessive rainfall. Locations that experienced flooding include a section of Highway T one mile south of Highway 160, a section of Highway U near Golden City, and a section of Higway 126 near Golden City.
March 2015HailKenoma-no account filed
April 2010HailKenoma-no account filed
May 2009HailKenoma-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKenoma-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindKenoma-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindKenoma-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
Sherwood (historical)1.3 miles17
Bushnell4.7 miles17
Boston4.8 miles16
Malty5.1 miles16
Lamar5.7 miles16
Golden City6.4 miles16
Lamar Heights6.5 miles16
Layneville6.6 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 720543. 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.