Odin, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65667. It stands on Bowman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hartville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Hartville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hartville quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Odin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 264 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Odin: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prock Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Odin in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Odin | $50,000 | Route 38 was closed due to flooding. Two houses were flooded in the Odin area along the Woods Fork of the Gasconade River. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Odin | $25,000 | An EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph continued into Wright County near Duncan. In Wright County the tornado uprooted numerous trees and damaged outbuildings. The tornado ended near Highway Z north of Hartville. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | $10,000 | A few outbuildings were damaged from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | - | A spotter reported winds estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Odin | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | - | Several trees were reported down. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Odin | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in a mainly rural area. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Odin | - | State Route 38 along the West Fork of the Gasconade River was flooded and closed. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | - | Multiple trees were reported snapped. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | - | Multiple trees were reported snapped off above the ground. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Odin | - | Highway 38 near the Wright and Webster county line was washed out. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | - | A severe thunderstorm produced straight line winds which downed several trees 7 miles west of Hartville. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | - | A National Weather Service storm survey determined that straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm caused significant tree damage. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree on a gravel road near Odin. |
| April 1998 | Flash Flood | Odin | - | Heavy rainfall caused flooded over low water bridges in the Odin area of west central Wright county. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Odin | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Odin | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odin | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 723700. 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.





