Mentor, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Clay B Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65742. The Survey maps it on the Ozark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Mentor between 1992 and 2017, burning about 132 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Mentor: 36 past producers, 4 producers, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Phelps Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ash Grove Cement Co - Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface | |
| Ash Grove Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ash Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bennett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Midland Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rieves Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mentor in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF2) | Mentor | 1 hurt, $3,900,000 | This is the continuation of the EF-2 supercell tornado that touched down and tracked from two miles north of Ozark, Missouri to five miles northwest of Rogersville, Missouri. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 20 minutes along its 10.3 mile total track with maximum wind speeds estimated at 134 mph. The tornado crossed out of Christian County along East County Line Road just west of South Farm Road 203 and tracked northeast to five miles northwest of Rogersville before lifting in a forested area just east of the intersection of S Lloyd Drive and East Missouri Route AD in eastern Greene County. As the tornado tracked for eight miles across southwestern Greene County it damaged 90 homes and a large barn. Of the homes, three were reported as total losses. Three horses were killed at the barn from debris. One person was injured but refused treatment. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted and multiple power poles and lines were downed. |
| February 2013 | Lightning | Mentor | $300,000 | A fire caused by a lightning strike destroyed an office building of the Journagan Construction quarry operations near Farm Road 194 and Farm Road 195. Time was estimated. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Mentor | $40,000 | A National Weather Service survey found a brief EF-0 tornado touched down in far southeastern Greene County. Damage included broken branches and damage to a few outbuildings. Sheet metal and debris were displaced to the east in a field near the intersection of East Farm Road 186 and South Farm Road 203. Maximum wind speeds of 70 mph. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $10,000 | Trees down at golf course in southeast Springfield. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | - | A large tree was broken in half. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Mentor | - | East Farm Road 174 was reported as impassable due to flooding between Highway J and south Farm Road 193. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Mentor | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 722234. 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.










