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Oskaloosa, Missouri

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Leroy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64762. It lies near Blue Mound. The Survey maps it on the Garland quadrangle.

Oskaloosa within Barton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 26 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

20 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Oskaloosa between 1994 and 2020, burning about 608 acres in total. None 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 burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 May 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service014-006
26 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service018-055
18 May 1994Debris and open burning160 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 March 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresKansas Forest Service015-028
7 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service015-026
5 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service016-050
4 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service016-044
30 March 2015Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreKansas Forest Service015-042

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Barton County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Oskaloosa: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jasper Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Barton County

Storms near this place

14 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oskaloosa in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 5 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2020Thunderstorm WindOskaloosa$20,000Numerous large limbs and a least one tree was reported down. Several power lines were down by limbs and a power pole was snapped at its base.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindOskaloosa$10,000A barn was blown off the foundation near Missouri Highway K and Northwest 145th Lane.
May 1996Tornado (F1)Oskaloosa$5,000no account filed
April 1994HailOskaloosa$5,000no account filed
April 2017Flash FloodOskaloosa-Highway K at the Highway V intersection in Barton County was flooded and impassable.
May 2010FloodOskaloosa-A low water crossing on state Highway K was flooded and closed.
May 2010FloodOskaloosa-A section of Highway K at its intersection with the East Fork of Dry Wood Creek was flooded and closed to motorists.
May 2009Flash FloodOskaloosa-Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding of several county roads widespread across the county.
June 2008Flash FloodOskaloosa-One to two inches of rain fell within a short time duration causing flash flooding in a few locations within Barton County. Locations that experienced this flooding included a section of Highway 160 approximately six miles southeast of Liberal, a section of Highway 126 south of Lamar, and a section of Highway K.
June 2008Flash FloodOskaloosa-One to three inches of rain fell across Barton County. Flooding of several areas occurred which included the intersection of Highway V and Highway K, along with a section of Highway 126 near its intersection with the North Fork of the Spring River.
September 2008Flash FloodOskaloosa-Three to five inches of rain fell over Barton County that resulted in widespread flooding of small streams, creeks, and rivers. A few specific locations that flooded included a section of Highway C near Milford, numerous secondary roads near Liberal, a section of Highway A one mile east of Milford, a section of Highway K one mile west of Hannon, a section of Highway M just south of its intersection with Highway 126, and a section of Highway V near its intersection with Highway K.
May 2006Tornado (F0)Oskaloosa-A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a weak tornado tracked across rural sections of northern Barton County, Missouri. The tornado touched down near the Kansas and Missouri state line and caused intermittent tree damage.
April 2000HailOskaloosa-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindOskaloosa-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Barton 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
Ardath2.1 miles26
Hannon5.3 miles16
Burgess5.9 miles26
Liberal6.8 miles26
Miller Brothers (historical)7.4 miles26
Verdella8.5 miles16
Wimmer9.6 miles16
Mindenmines11.6 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 723870. 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.