Parks, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Neely Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63945. It lies near Rattlesnake Knob. The Survey maps it on the Naylor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1935 USGS Acorn quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Parks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 103 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189937-01201-09112019-1354 |
| 1 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178110-01201-08012018-1609 |
| 19 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177189-01201-04182018-1144 |
| 15 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251218-01201-04152020-1812 |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177187-01201-04122018-1957 |
| 10 April 1995 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Parks: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parks in 5 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Parks | $1,400,000 | An EF-4 tornado that started in Arkansas lifted northeast through Ripley County and into Butler County just north of U.S. 160 east of Fairdealing. The tornado produced EF-2 damage as it briefly moved east, paralleling U.S. 160, and then turned northeast, dissipating just south of Lone Hill. The most significant damage was along County Road 488 where it destroyed one house and did major roof damage to a few others. It also snapped dozens of trees and an wooden power pole in that area. The estimated peak wind was 132 mph. The total path length of the tornado was 118 miles. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Parks | $275,000 | An EF-2 tornado (max of EF-1 in Butler County) began in far southeast Oregon County, then tracked northeastward across the entirety of Ripley County before entering Butler County just north of US-160. The track continued into the western edge of Poplar Bluff with minor roof and shingle damage to homes. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and snapped along the tornado track. Several homes sustained gutter and shingle damage. Estimated peak winds with the Butler County portion of this tornado were 105 mph. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Parks | $40,000 | An EF-1 tornado began in Ripley County two miles east northeast of Oxly and moved eastward crossing into Butler County just north of the Little Black River. It caused EF-0 damage along its path in Butler County. It caused damage to the roof of a mobile home and shingle damage to another house. It also damaged several trees along its path. The tornado crossed Highway 67 and ended about three miles south southwest of Harviell. The estimated peak wind was 85 mph. The total path length was about 8.5 miles. Sporadic 70-80 mph straight line winds occurred south of the tornado track. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parks | $35,000 | A line of thunderstorms moving eastward into Butler County snapped telephone poles, downed large tree limbs, and produced structural damage to storage barns. A 60 mph wind gust was measured near the intersection of County Rd MM and US-67. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parks | $1,000 | Medium-size tree branches were blown down near U.S. Highway 160 near the Ripley County line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kremlin Mill | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Gheen | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Taft | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hubbells | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Booser (historical) | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Angus | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Neelyville | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Sims (historical) | 5.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741138. 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.







