Montague, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in North Galloway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65669. The Survey maps it on the Highlandville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Highlandville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Montague between 1992 and 2011, burning about 349 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montague in 14 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Montague | $250,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted the community of Highlandville. Numerous structures sustained damage including a church at the intersection of Highway 160 and Kentling Road. The tornado continued eastward and crossed Highway 65 approximately one half of a mile south of the Highlandville exit. Several outbuildings and highway advertisement signs sustained damage in this area. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Montague | $100,000 | Water rose 2 feet over Highway O in about 10 minutes just west of Highlandville. Numerous other roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montague | $5,000 | Report of trees uprooted or snapped and a roof blown off. Tree damage with this storm was extensive, extending from the Clever area to Nixa then south and east. In some areas, dozens of trees were reported down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montague | - | A large tree was reported down on Highway O near Alder Road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montague | - | Several large trees were reported down blocking the road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montague | - | Several large trees were reported down blocking the road. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Montague | - | Tory Creek Road along Tory Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Montague | - | Highway O at Tory Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montague | - | A large tree was reported across State Highway O and Mayberry Road. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Montague | - | Route V was closed at a tributary of East Prong Goff Creek due to flooding. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Montague | - | State Highway O was closed due to flooding at Tory Creek. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Montague | - | The road was reported on state highway O at the low-water crossing of Tory Creek. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Montague | - | A high water rescue was performed near Highlandville. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Montague | - | Excessive rainfall caused Torey Creek to flood sections of Highway O. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Highlandville | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Spokane | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Green Mound Ridge | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Riverdale | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Selmore | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Boaz | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Chestnutridge | 7.5 miles | 12 |
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 Montague | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27984480 | 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 722534. 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.
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.








