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Neongwah, Missouri

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Niangua Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65020. It lies near Tick Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Green Bay Terrace quadrangle.

Neongwah within Camden County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

164 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Neongwah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,492 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 38 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined58
Debris and open burning58
Arson/incendiarism38
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking2
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
3 September 1999Debris and open burning7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 September 1999Debris and open burning4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178057-01502-09192018-1827
11 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179782-01502-09112019-0812
1 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179044-01509-09012019-1937
6 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation261559-01502-08062020-2215
30 August 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Camden County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Neongwah: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone, Lead, Zinc, 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
Floyd MineBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - BariteBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Carters Ozark S&G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ferry DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Murphy DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
W J Williams DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Beavers Rock QuarryFlagstonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Camden County

Storms near this place

13 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Neongwah in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 heavy rain, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2023HailNeongwah$100,000Hail up to ping pong balls in size was reported. As many as 10 homes were impacted by the hail.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNeongwah$35,000Two (2) docks were flipped over and a home had significant roof damage. A detached carport was flipped over and destroyed. The roof of a covered deck was blown off and a small antenna tower was bent over. Minor damage was reported to a few other homes. Time based on radar estimate.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNeongwah$30,000Five (5) docks were damaged or flipped. Numerous trees and large limbs were reported down along and near Cedar Ridge Circle and Holly Lane. Winds were estimated at 70-80 mph. The time was estimated based on radar.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNeongwah$12,000Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down with some trees on homes. A few docks were flipped between the 5 and 7 mile markers of the Little Niangua arm of Lake of the Ozarks. The time was estimated via radar.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNeongwah$5,000Numerous trees were uprooted and power-lines downed by winds estimated at 60-70 mph.
May 2023HailNeongwah-Nickle sized hail was reported.
July 2023HailNeongwah-Hail up to quarters in size was reported.
July 2023HailNeongwah-Hail up to quarters in size was reported.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindNeongwah-A tree was reported down on a power line. The weather station in Camdenton reco0rded a maximum wind gust of 43 mph.
July 2018Flash FloodNeongwah-Reports of several feet of water flowing over roadways along Highway 5 northwest of town were received.
July 2018Tornado (EF0)Neongwah-A National Weather Service survey found numerous large tree limbs were down, trees uprooted and power lines down. This damage was within a larger area of straight line wind damage. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph. The tornado path length was 0.12 miles and width maximum was 75 yards. The tornado starting location was 7.5 miles NW of Camdenton and ended 7.4 miles NW Camdenton. The tornado was on the ground for duration of approximately 1 minute.
April 2017Heavy RainNeongwah-Storm total rainfall of 5.00 inches was measured near Camdenton.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindNeongwah-Downburst winds knocked over a few trees.

Every storm recorded in Camden 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
Camdenton3.1 miles22
Friedenswald3.4 miles22
Roach3.5 miles17
Old Linn Creek4.0 miles22
Hahatonka4.3 miles17
Linn Creek4.3 miles22
Green Bay Terrace4.5 miles22
Rodger Ford (historical)5.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 723171. 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.