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Morgan, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65632. The Survey maps it on the Brush Creek quadrangle.

Morgan within Laclede County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

35 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Morgan between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,281 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 burning17
Arson/incendiarism16
Equipment and vehicle use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism12 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 April 2001Debris and open burning25 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 2000Debris and open burning129 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 April 1998Arson/incendiarism12 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 April 1995Arson/incendiarism498 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 April 1994Arson/incendiarism132 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Laclede County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Morgan: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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
Baumgarten QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Laclede County

Storms near this place

16 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morgan in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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
January 2020Flash FloodMorgan1 killedExcessive rain caused flash flooding along the Osage Fork River at Auburn Road. A 53 year old female attempted to drive across the flooded low water crossing and her vehicle became disabled. The victim exited the vehicle and attempted to swim to shore but was unsuccessful.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Morgan$100,000A NWS storm survey indicated an EF-0 tornado caused intermittent damage to outbuildings and trees along Highway J southeast of Phillipsburg. Some trees were uprooted and a few snapped with debris falling in a convergent pattern. Tornado width was 100 yards with maximum wind speeds of 70 to 80 mph.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindMorgan$20,000A barn was destroyed just north of Morgan.
October 2007Tornado (EF0)Morgan$10,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a weak EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in a rural area of southern Laclede County. The tornado damaged trees and telephone poles, along with moving a mobile home off of its foundation.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindMorgan$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees and power poles across a road.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindMorgan$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power lines.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindMorgan$2,000Large trees were downed near Morgan.
April 2022HailMorgan-Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing.
August 2016Flash FloodMorgan-A portion of Nickel Drive was washed out as well as a low water crossing.
July 2015Heavy RainMorgan-There was a rainfall report of 4.40 inches in about 6 hours.
August 2013Flash FloodMorgan-Highway PP was closed due to flooding.
August 2013Flash FloodMorgan-Highway J was closed due to flooding.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMorgan-Thunderstorm winds estimated to be 50 to 60 mph downed numerous small tree limbs.
July 2006Flash FloodMorgan-Flash flooding occurred along Parks Creek from heavy rainfall. One and a half feet of water was flowing quickly over Highway J.
April 1998Flash FloodMorgan-Heavy rainfall caused flooding of low water crossings along Highway PP at Brush Creek.
March 2008HailMorgan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Laclede 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
Pease2.6 miles12
Evergreen4.8 miles14
Orla5.1 miles14
Phillipsburg6.5 miles14
Caffeyville6.6 miles14
Huben (historical)6.6 miles14
Russ7.0 miles14
Brush Creek7.6 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 722607. 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.