Nashua, Missouri
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Platte Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64155. The Survey maps it on the Nashua quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 38 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.
- 1890 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1914 USGS Smithville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Nashua quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Nashua quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Smithville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Nashua quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Nashua between 2006 and 2008, burning about 13 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Nashua: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drennon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nashua in 16 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashua | $10,000 | A roof was blown off and a wall pushed in on a building,that was under construction. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashua | - | Downed tree limbs and wires near Walnut Street. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashua | - | Downed tree limbs and wires near Prospect Avenue. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nashua | - | Quarter sized hail was reported south of Smithville Lake. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashua | - | A tree was reported down just east of Smithville. It is unknown what kind of tree, or how big it was. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Nashua | - | Reported from MPing. |
| August 2017 | Flood | Nashua | - | Water was over the road at Shoal Creek Parkway and N Oak due to a culvert not being able to handle all the water. |
| August 2017 | Flood | Nashua | - | Several area small creeks were out of their banks, but posed minimal threat to residences. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashua | - | A tree of unknown size and condition was snapped near Farrelview. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashua | - | A trained spotter reported a 65 mph wind. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Nashua | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Nashua | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Nashua | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Nashua | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Nashua | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Nashua | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gashland | 3.7 miles | 40 | |
| Barry | 3.9 miles | 40 | |
| Thomas Heights | 4.7 miles | 40 | |
| Acme | 5.2 miles | 40 | |
| Winner | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Linden | 5.5 miles | 40 | |
| Smithville | 6.0 miles | 37 | |
| Oakview | 6.4 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 723123. 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.











