Lone Hill, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Beaver Dam Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63901. The Survey maps it on the Fairdealing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Acorn quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Fairdealing quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Lone Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 552 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189937-01201-09112019-1354 |
| 4 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178111-01201-08042018-1530 |
| 28 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178113-01201-08282018-1540 |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251233-01201-08152020-1231 |
| 1 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178110-01201-08012018-1609 |
| 8 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179006-01201-07082019-1719 |
| 3 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Lone Hill: 10 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aden Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lone Hill in 8 storm reports between 2006 and 2018: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Lone Hill | $200,000 | Widespread flooding occurred throughout the county. Water was flowing over numerous roads. Water rescues were being performed. A person was trapped in a car on W Highway, just northwest of Poplar Bluff. The storm total rainfall was 5.48 inches at a location seven miles northwest of Poplar Bluff. A report of 4.8 inches was received from the city of Poplar Bluff. Some erosion damage occurred to rural bridges and roads. Schools were closed the following day in some districts. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Lone Hill | $100,000 | Ping-pong ball size hail caused major damage to vehicles and roofs. A pickup truck received more than 100 dents in the hood. Shingles were damaged on houses. The hail covered the ground one inch deep, and some piles were three or four inches deep. Hail damage to one SUV was estimated at 4,200 dollars. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lone Hill | $25,000 | On the southwest side of Poplar Bluff at the industrial park, thirteen telephone poles were down or cracked. Power was interrupted to the city wastewater treatment plant and parts of the industrial park. Roofs were blown off metal buildings in this industrial park area. On Highway M west of the industrial park, a large tree limb fell on a power line. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lone Hill | $10,000 | Part of a 100-year-old oak tree fell on a pickup truck. A nearby peach tree was also damaged. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Lone Hill | - | County Roads 450 and 472 were underwater near Cane Creek. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Lone Hill | - | A water rescue was conducted on County Road 450 along Cane Creek. |
| November 2015 | Flash Flood | Lone Hill | - | Southwest of Poplar Bluff, County Roads 488 and 470 were reported as barely passable due to flooding. In Poplar Bluff, a trained spotter reported 1.28 inches of rain in one hour. The automated rain gage at the Poplar Bluff airport measured 5.55 inches in the 48 hours ending at 6 A.M. CST on the 18th. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lone Hill | - | Dime to quarter-size hail occurred. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxie (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Belcher (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Harviell | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Stringtown | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Taft | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kremlin Mill | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Angus | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Green Forest | 5.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 721450. 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.







