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Mumford, Missouri

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Campbell No. 1 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65809. It stands on Jones Branch. The Survey maps it on the Galloway quadrangle.

Mumford within Greene County

On record in Mumford

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

90 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Mumford between 1992 and 2017, burning about 146 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 burning54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking3
Natural2

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
10 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 August 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 August 1995Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
23 August 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 August 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 August 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 45 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Mumford: 38 past producers, 5 producers, 2 prospects. 5 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gem MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Phelps MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
Wolverine Shaft Number ThreeLead, ZincPast Producer
Ash Grove Cement Co - PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSurface
Ash Grove MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ash Grove QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Griesemer Plant #1-MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Marblehead QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

17 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mumford in 17 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2015FloodMumford$500,000At least two homes on Farm Road 193 just north of Sunshine Avenue on the east side of Springfield had several feet of water inside the homes from the historic James River flood. Several cars were flooded in the neighborhood.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMumford$300,000Major tree and power line damage occurred within a neighborhood in east Springfield. This damage was due to the rear flank downdraft winds of a tornadic supercell. Several homes also experienced damage from large trees falling into them.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindMumford$20,000Several large limbs was broken out of trees and multiple power poles were broken.
March 2016LightningMumford$5,000A lightning strike started a house fire on the east side of Springfield. The address was 4276 E Cherry Street. There was minor damage to the attic of the house.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindMumford-A tree was reported blown over.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMumford-A 8-9 inch diameter pecan tree was broken near the base near Highway 65 and Sunshine Street.
March 2020HailMumford-Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing.
July 2015Heavy RainMumford-There was a report of 2.25 inches of rainfall in two hours near the intersection of Catalpa and Eastgate Street in east Springfield.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindMumford-Several large trees limbs were blown down on east Springfield near Highway 65 and Catalpa Road.
May 2013Flash FloodMumford-High water was reported over County Road 123 and County Road 146.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindMumford-Several large trees were reported down or uprooted near the intersection of Farm Road 199 and Highway J.
July 2013HailMumford-Quarter size hail was reported near Sunshine Avenue and Highway 65.
September 2010Flash FloodMumford-One foot of water was reported ponding on East Farm Road 148 under the railroad bridge near Pearson Creek.
November 2010Thunderstorm WindMumford-KY3 TV relayed to the NWS that wind damage occurred in East Springfield near the intersection of Sunshine Street and Eastgate Avenue. Shingles were torn off of a house and a privacy fence was blown down in two sections.
June 2008HailMumford-Baseball size hail was observed at the intersection of Chestnut Expressway and Highway 65.
June 2011HailMumford-no account filed
June 2008HailMumford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Langston2.3 miles28
Turners2.4 miles28
Sequiota3.4 miles28
Expansion3.6 miles28
Galloway4.0 miles28
Oak Grove Heights4.5 miles21
Nogo4.9 miles23
Palace (historical)5.0 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 732700. 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.