Palmetto, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65742. The Survey maps it on the Oak Grove Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Oak Grove Heights quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
801 words on this townshipHistory of Greene County, Missouri .., published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers description, early settlers, kelley chapel, biography of jacob e. bodenhamer and abel j. neaves.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 801 words.
Fires near this place
196 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Palmetto between 1992 and 2017, burning about 529 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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 | 133 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Palmetto: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gates Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gem Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Phelps Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Palmetto in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmetto | $16,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed four power poles along with transmission lines near the intersection of Highway 243 and Highway D. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmetto | $10,000 | A NWS storm survey team determined that a microburst, with estimated 80 mph winds, uprooted and snapped 30 or more trees and removed the roof off a large workshop. The damage occurred at the intersection of Farm Roads 170 and 243. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmetto | $5,000 | Minor roof damage was reported to several buildings along Highway 60. A large road sign and several smaller signs were blown down. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmetto | $5,000 | Minor roof damage occurred to a home and more than thirty trees were downed by high winds. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Palmetto | - | The intersection of Farm Roads 170 and 243 were closed due to flooding with two feet of flowing water. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Palmetto | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Oak Grove Heights | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Pembina | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Palace (historical) | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Turners | 4.1 miles | 28 | |
| Expansion | 5.5 miles | 28 | |
| Mentor | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Mumford | 6.4 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741136. 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.









