Nashville, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Nashville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64855. It stands on Glendale Fork. The Survey maps it on the Neck City quadrangle. It stands 958 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Neck City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Nashville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230784-02439-09302020-2015 |
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 July 2020 | Fireworks | 24 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230721-04902-07052020-1125 |
| 7 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200517-02439-06072019-2330 |
| 15 June 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 210519-02439-06152020-1450 |
| 12 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nashville: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nashville in 16 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 flash 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 | Tornado (EF1) | Nashville | $250,000 | An EF-1 rated tornado with a maximum wind speed of 85 to 90 mph tracked 16 miles from 5 miles south southeast of Mindenmines to one mile northwest of Lamar crossing Highway 71. The tornado damaged five barns along with uprooting trees and damaging the roof of a farm house and garage. The path width was 200 yards. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashville | $25,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged three barns and two grain bins northeast of Nashville. Several trees were blown down as well. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Nashville | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Nashville | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Nashville | - | Route M at the Glendale Fork low water crossing was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Nashville | - | A section of Highway M at its intersection with the Little North Fork River was flooded and closed to motorists. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Nashville | - | A low water crossing on state Highway M was flooded and closed. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashville | - | A spotter estimated 70 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Nashville | - | Excessive rainfall caused flooding over several county roads near the Highway 126 corridor, and in between Highway 71 and Highway 43. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Nashville | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Nashville | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Nashville | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashville | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Nashville | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Nashville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Nashville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindenmines | 8.5 miles | 22 | |
| Esrom | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Oakton | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| Wimmer | 10.8 miles | 16 | |
| Iantha | 11.0 miles | 16 | |
| Boston | 11.4 miles | 16 | |
| Liberal | 12.8 miles | 26 | |
| Miller Brothers (historical) | 12.8 miles | 26 |
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 Nashville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3336184 | 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 723124. 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.









