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Laquey, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65534. The Survey maps it on the Ozark Springs quadrangle. It stands 1,060 feet above sea level.

Laquey within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

60 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Laquey between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,174 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 burning25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use3
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
22 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
11 June 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation128310-02059-06112015-1338
28 May 1992Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 May 2012Fireworks5.0 acresMark Twain National ForestTHUNDER BOMB
10 May 2004Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMark Twain National ForestBUCKHORN
10 May 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 May 1995Debris and open burning50 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski 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 Laquey: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Quarry # 25Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer1929
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Waynesville Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

Storms near this place

21 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Laquey in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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
July 2011LightningLaquey1 killed, 2 hurtA small group was canoeing on the Gasconade River. As storms approached they left the river and took shelter under a tree. Lightning struck the three, killing one on site.
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Laquey$155,000A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 94 mph began in a wooded area about 4 miles south of Hazelgreen and continued east crossing Prairie Creek into Pulaski County. As the tornado moved east across Pulaski County, it uprooted or snapped numerous trees as it moved through a wooded area before crossing Highway K and the Gasconade River twice. It proceeded across Smokey and Seminole Lane and through a heavily wooded area. As it crossed Highway 17 it overturned or damaged three mobile homes and damaged several outbuildings along Sunnyside Road. Minor roof damage occurred to one home. The tornado then continued east across more heavily wooded areas before lifting just east of Skagway Road.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindLaquey$50,000Several power poles and lines were reported down along Highways AB and AA.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLaquey$50,000The Emergency Manager received multiple reports of power lines down throughout the county with many people without power.
May 2025HailLaquey$45,000Report of two inch size hail that caused damage to vehicles.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindLaquey$15,000A NWS storm survey determined that straight line winds up to 75 mph downed many trees and powerlines all laying to the east.
May 2020FloodLaquey$15,000A water rescue was performed on Spring Road at the Spring Creek low water crossing. No injuries were reported and the people were rescued without incident.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindLaquey$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindLaquey$5,000A severe thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 70 mph downed power lines.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLaquey-Multiple large trees were reported down.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLaquey-Several trees were reported uprooted along Highway 17.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindLaquey-Pictures of a tree snapped off at the base of the trunk and another tree uprooted were received via social Media.
July 2019Heavy RainLaquey-A 24 hour rainfall of 2.95 inches was measured.
June 2018HailLaquey-Penny size hail was reported by the public via social media. Time was estimated via radar.
August 2013Heavy RainLaquey-Over a 6 hour span, a total of 5.48 inches of rainfall was received.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindLaquey-The public reported that a large wooden swing set and a trampoline were destroyed from a thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 70 MPH.
June 2009Flash FloodLaquey-Excessive rain caused flooding along a section of Smokey Road just south of it's intersection with Highway AB. This stream that flooded was a tributary of the Gasconade River.
April 2010HailLaquey-no account filed
March 2008HailLaquey-no account filed
August 2001HailLaquey-no account filed
February 1996Thunderstorm WindLaquey-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pulaski 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
Buckhorn2.0 miles16
Stillhouse Springs2.7 miles16
Turkey Ridge3.8 miles16
Hanna3.9 miles20
Kieseweltter Resort4.5 miles16
Ozark Springs5.1 miles16
Gascozark5.3 miles14
Pippin Place5.9 miles16

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 LaqueyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3471359The 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 750653. 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.