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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1943 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Ozark Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Ozark Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128310-02059-06112015-1338 |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 May 2012 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | THUNDER BOMB |
| 10 May 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BUCKHORN |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry # 25 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1929 | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Waynesville Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Lightning | Laquey | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A 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 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Laquey | $155,000 | A 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | $50,000 | Several power poles and lines were reported down along Highways AB and AA. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | $50,000 | The Emergency Manager received multiple reports of power lines down throughout the county with many people without power. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Laquey | $45,000 | Report of two inch size hail that caused damage to vehicles. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | $15,000 | A NWS storm survey determined that straight line winds up to 75 mph downed many trees and powerlines all laying to the east. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Laquey | $15,000 | A 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 70 mph downed power lines. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | - | Multiple large trees were reported down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | - | Several trees were reported uprooted along Highway 17. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | - | Pictures of a tree snapped off at the base of the trunk and another tree uprooted were received via social Media. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Laquey | - | A 24 hour rainfall of 2.95 inches was measured. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Laquey | - | Penny size hail was reported by the public via social media. Time was estimated via radar. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Laquey | - | Over a 6 hour span, a total of 5.48 inches of rainfall was received. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | - | The public reported that a large wooden swing set and a trampoline were destroyed from a thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 70 MPH. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Laquey | - | 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 2010 | Hail | Laquey | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Laquey | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Laquey | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laquey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Stillhouse Springs | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Turkey Ridge | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hanna | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Kieseweltter Resort | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ozark Springs | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gascozark | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pippin Place | 5.9 miles | 16 |
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 Laquey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471359 | 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 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.







