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Notch, Missouri

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Ruth C Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65737. It lies near Compton Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Garber quadrangle.

Notch within Stone County

On record in Notch

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 15 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

35 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Notch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 286 acres in total. 1 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 burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Fireworks1
Smoking1

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
12 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
25 August 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 July 2018Natural6.9 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177405-10601-07192018-1905
7 June 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 June 2018Fireworksunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177232-10601-06302018-2210
25 June 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation137851-10601-06252016-1730
18 June 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation138031-10601-06182016-1559

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stone County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Notch: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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
Unknown - Lead - ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Mason QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ozark Concrete Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Reed Springs Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Table Rock Quarry # 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Table Rock Quarry # 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Stone County

Storms near this place

40 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Notch in 40 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 2 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 17 deaths. 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 2018Thunderstorm WindNotch17 killedA line of severe thunderstorms producing 50 to 70 mph winds caused wind damage across Stone County. On Table Rock Lake, winds of over 60 mph led to high waves. An amphibious tourist vehicle sank with seventeen fatalities and numerous injuries reported.
December 2010Tornado (EF0)Notch$750,000An EF-0 tornado touched down along the southern point of the Indian Point peninsula. The tornado impacted a neighborhood with frame homes prior to damaging the eastern shore ling of the peninsula. Four coves were affected by this tornado damaging approximately six boat docks and four boats . These boat docks had mainly open slips. There was damaged to one boat dock at Rock Lane Resort. The peak wind speeds were estimated at 70 miles per hour.
March 2015LightningNotch$300,000A lightning strike hit a house in the Stonebridge Resort community and caused a house fire. The fire completely destroyed the house and contents inside. There were three cars in the garage that were a total loss as well. Time was estimated.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindNotch$25,000Multiple trees and street lights were blown over on Indian Point.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNotch$25,000Several reports of power lines, power poles, trees, and tree limbs down were received in the area from Branson West to Kimberling City. Power was reported out in portions of Branson West and Kimberling City.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindNotch$10,000A boat dock was flipped over near a lake resort on Indian Point.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindNotch$10,000There was minor tree damage with large limbs blown down and windows broken on a house on Royal Vista.
October 2007Tornado (EF0)Notch$10,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a weak EF-0 tornado briefly touched down on the eastern shore of the Indian Point Peninsula. The tornado destroyed a boat dock.
July 2018LightningNotch$5,000Lightning struck a power pole and caused a small fire along Talking Rocks Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindNotch$5,000The White Oak Inn had minor roof damage. A billboard was blown down.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindNotch$3,000Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few large trees near Table Rock.
March 1993HailNotch$500no account filed
March 2024HailNotch-Hail to the size of quarters fell in Branson West.
April 2023HailNotch-Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNotch-Weather observing equipment on the Branson Belle recorded a wind gust of 85 mph on Table Rock Lake. Some tree damage occurred around the dock location.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNotch-Several trees were uprooted or snapped and tree limbs downed by high winds.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNotch-The Mesonet site in Branson West recorded a wind gust of 70 mph.
May 2020HailNotch-Quarter sized hail was reported.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNotch-Large branches and some trees were reported down.
May 2019HailNotch-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindNotch-A weather instrument from a boat on Table Rock Lake measured a 59 mph wind gust.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindNotch-A tree was downed on Indian Point.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNotch-Several large branches were reported down.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNotch-Several Large tree limbs were reported down along State Highway DD.
April 2017HailNotch-Quarter to a few golf ball size hail was reported about a half of a mile west of Branson West.
April 2017HailNotch-Hail up to golf ball size was reported near Marvel Cave Park.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindNotch-A large tree was blocking both lanes at the 4600 block of State Highway DD.
July 2015Flash FloodNotch-Water was over Highway 76 and Notch Lane in Branson West.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNotch-The public reported 60 mph winds.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindNotch-Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated.
December 2010Thunderstorm WindNotch-A trained spotter reported power flashes near Branson West via of the local media.
May 2018HailNotch-no account filed
May 2018HailNotch-no account filed
April 2015HailNotch-no account filed
April 2014HailNotch-no account filed
September 2014HailNotch-no account filed
April 2012HailNotch-no account filed
April 2011HailNotch-no account filed
August 2011HailNotch-no account filed
October 2008HailNotch-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stone 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
Marvel Cave1.6 miles15
Lakeview2.1 miles15
Branson West2.2 miles15
Indian Point3.3 miles15
Stoneridge4.0 miles14
Thelma4.9 miles15
Kimberling City5.1 miles14
Reeds Spring5.5 miles14

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 NotchAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q28089551The 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 753067. 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.