Neola, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in North Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65661. It stands on Right of Way Branch. The Survey maps it on the Crisp quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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 Stockton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Crisp quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Neola between 1992 and 2019, burning about 561 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178158-921-07052018-1453 |
| 20 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178159-921-07202018-1452 |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 April 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 375 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Neola: 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
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Neola in 6 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Neola | $125,000 | Hail to the size of golf balls were reported. Damage was reported to vehicles, roofs to two homes, and some equipment. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Neola | $100,000 | Three to five inches of rain fell over Dade County. All locations that typically experience flooding during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. County roads and bridges were damaged. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Neola | $20,000 | Social media report of baseball size hail 10 miles north of Greenfield. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neola | - | The emergency manager reported broken tree limbs from a wind gust near Neola. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Neola | - | This flooding is a continuation of the flash flooding. Poor drainage areas continued to flood roadways and lowlands near rivers and creeks. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Neola | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcola | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Glen Town | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sims Point | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Seybert | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Crisp | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Greenfield | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Grays Valley | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cedarville | 7.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741094. 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.





