BlockOriole, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Randol Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63701. It stands on Duskin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cape Girardeau NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1922 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1924 USGS Cape Girardeau 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
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Cape Girardeau NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Cape Girardeau NE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Oriole between 1996 and 2017, burning about 36 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 burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 January 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Shawnee National Forest | WAGON WHEEL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oriole: 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weiss Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oriole in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2018: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Oriole | $75,000 | The tornado touched down along Highway 177, where a hay barn was destroyed and one storage building sustained major damage. One house was damaged when it was struck by large portions of the hay barn. Another house sustained extensive shingle damage. Utility poles were snapped. A large 5000 gallon steel fuel tank converted for use as a culvert was moved. Witnesses within a few miles of the tornado reported a funnel cloud. Due to the hilly and wooded nature of the terrain, the observers may not have seen contact with the ground. The tornado crossed the Trail of Tears State Park, where numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted. Many of these trees were oak trees that were not in leaf during this mid-winter tornado. The downed trees in the park blocked in a couple of hikers. The average path width was about 150 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. The tornado proceeded across the Mississippi River into Union County, Illinois. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Oriole | $25,000 | Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. The tornado touched down on Highway V near County Road 607, then moved east across forested and hilly terrain. The tornado lifted as it crossed Highway 177 at the Trail of Tears State Park. Dozens of trees, some large, were broken or uprooted. Several power poles were snapped from fallen trees. The tornado was sighted by numerous people, and video was taken by at least one individual. The parent storm produced two small tornadoes on the other side of the Mississippi River near Wolf Lake, Illinois within the next 10 minutes. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Oriole | $20,000 | A prolonged period of moderate rain with pockets of heavy rain caused fairly widespread flooding of creeks and roads. Two water rescues were conducted along the Whitewater River. Near Millersville, a swift water rescue was conducted after a motorist drove into a flooded area on County Road 481. The person was in waist-deep water for about 30 minutes before a passer-by noticed the incident. Another water rescue was conducted on County Road 379 west of Gordonville. A female driver went into floodwater and was retrieved by fire and recue personnel with no injuries. Cape La Croix Creek was out of its banks at Arena Park on the northwest side of Cape Girardeau. Deep water was over N Highway near Randle. Standing water covered many fields. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Oriole | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leemon | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Moccasin Springs | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Neelys Landing | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Egypt Mills | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Fruitland | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bainbridge | 5.7 miles | 25 | |
| Sawyer | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lovejoy | 6.3 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 723847. 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.