New Hamburg, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Moreland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63740. The Survey maps it on the Scott City quadrangle. 218 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 381 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1934 USGS Morley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Morley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Morley quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of New Hamburg between 1992 and 2017, burning about 20 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 June 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 December 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of New Hamburg: 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aba Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ceramo Co Inc Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hamburg in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2012: 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2004 | Tornado (F1) | New Hamburg | $100,000 | The very short track of this tornado was all in the northeast part of New Hamburg. The tornado touched down about 100 yards east of Highway A. Two homes received major roof damage, along with some structural damage. About 100 yards east of the two homes, a bed-and-breakfast business was destroyed. Another building lost its roof and two walls. A pole barn, a 100-year-old barn, and a wood silo were all destroyed. The barns contained antique farm equipment and a horse-drawn carriage that were destroyed. A dog was killed when the tornado destroyed the shed it was in. Several cars were damaged. Power was out to most or all of the town. A number of trees were topped. Peak winds were estimated near 110 MPH. |
| June 2012 | Hail | New Hamburg | $80,000 | In New Hamburg, car windows were shattered by hail the size of baseballs. Golf ball size hail occurred near Benton. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hamburg | $75,000 | Along and north of County Road 234, homes and farm buildings received partial roof and siding damage. A business trailer was overturned. Several utility lines were downed, and numerous trees were uprooted. An assessment by local emergency managers showed about a dozen residences with minor damage and eight with moderate damage. Farm outbuildings were destroyed. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | New Hamburg | - | A trained spotter observed the weak tornado crossing Interstate 55. A few tree limbs were blown down. Due to the lack of damage along the tornado's path, the touchdown and lift-off points were estimated. |
| January 2000 | Flash Flood | New Hamburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton (historical) | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Benton | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lambert | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Poor Farm (historical) | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Oran | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bleda | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Chaffee | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Caney Creek | 5.0 miles | 20 |
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 New Hamburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16736125 | 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 731624. 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.












