Northwye, Missouri
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Miller Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65401. The Survey maps it on the Rolla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
18 surveys from 28 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.
- 1912 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
137 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Northwye between 1992 and 2020, burning about 282 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179467-08102-09162019-1600 |
| 9 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178675-08102-08092018-1546 |
| 8 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178691-08102-08082018-1148 |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of Northwye: 51 past producers, 9 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Portable Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roving Screen Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gus Storr Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kelly Mine # 2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kelly Mine No. 2 | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite | |
| Rolla Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Taylor's Rolla Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Northwye in 35 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 12 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | $30,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged several Uhaul trailers. Portable sheds and a greenhouse were damaged at the Lowes store. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | $5,000 | Shingles and decking of a roof was removed at an apartment complex on the 1900 block of Forum Road in Rolla. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down near the intersection of Highway E and Highway A. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | $2,000 | A state official reported a power line down on Eastwood Street in Rolla. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | - | A tree was uprooted and fell on Highway Y blocking traffic. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Northwye | - | Report of half dollar size hail. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Northwye | - | Quarter sized hail was reported to have fallen for several minutes. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Northwye | - | A Mesonet station 2 miles north of Rolla measured a 3-hour rainfall total of 3.42 inches. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Northwye | - | Up to quarter size hail was reported. No damage occurred. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Northwye | - | Tree litter and debris was washed onto the road on County Road 8410 at the low water crossing over Spring Creek. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Northwye | - | Highways Y and E in Rolla were impassable due to flooding. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Northwye | - | The low water crossing was flooded at Highway E just west of Rolla. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Northwye | - | There was a mPING report of nickel to quarter size hail. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Northwye | - | COCORAHS Station MO-PH-16, reported a 24 rain total of 2.00 inches. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Northwye | - | There was a report of 5.92 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Northwye | - | A public report relayed via local media Facebook page. |
| April 2013 | Flash Flood | Northwye | - | Water was over the roadway along Highway E at Wild Cat Creek. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Northwye | - | Over a span of six hours, 4.20 of rainfall was reported. |
| December 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Northwye | - | Law enforcement reported a funnel cloud one mile north of Rolla. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Northwye | - | Route E north of the junction of Route HH was closed due to flooding. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Northwye | - | Highway E was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | - | A few tree limbs were blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Northwye | - | Numerous city streets in Rolla experienced flash flooding from a training cluster of thunderstorms. A section of Highway BB near St. James also experienced flash flooding. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Northwye | - | Two to four inches of rain fell over Phelps County resulting in flooding of small streams, creeks, and one main stem river. A few specific locations that flooded included a section of Highway E northwest of Rolla, a section of Highway Y, a section of Highway P, and several streets in the community of Newburg. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Hail | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Northwye | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Northwye | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolla | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Dillon | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Signal (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Doolittle | 7.1 miles | 25 | |
| Dean Ford | 7.1 miles | 23 | |
| Westcott (historical) | 7.6 miles | 25 | |
| Saint James | 7.6 miles | 22 | |
| Vida | 8.5 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751361. 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.

















