BlockKissenger, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Calumet Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63336. It stands on Kissenger Hill. The Survey maps it on the Annada quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1930 USGS Nebo quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Nebo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Nebo quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Nebo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Annada quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Annada quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Kissenger between 1992 and 2006, burning about 111 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 burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Great Rivers National Wildlife Refuge | LEVEE (GUYTON) |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Great Rivers National Wildlife Refuge | NATURE TRAIL WILDFIRE |
| 12 March 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Great Rivers National Wildlife Refuge | SWLVE |
| 1 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kissenger: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kissenger in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Kissenger | - | An EF-1 tornado moved through parts of eastern Pike County, MO south of Clarksville, damaged a few homes and trees from 10:55 AM to 10:58 AM CDT. The most severe damage was to a 70 year old home where most of the roof was caved in. Here, a 9 year old boy sheltered in a bathtub during the tornado and was unharmed. The tornado was rated EF-1 with a path length of 2.96 miles and a maximum path width of 100 yards. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Kissenger | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annada | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Paynesville | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Starkdale (historical) | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Clarksville | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Sledd | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Roblee | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Calumet | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| McIntosh | 9.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740989. 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.