Pease, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65662. It lies near Phillips Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Rader 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 Rader quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Rader quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Pease between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,606 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 129 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 498 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pease: 1 past producer. 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 - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pease in 26 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 15 flood, 10 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Flood | Pease | $250,000 | Route J was closed at the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River due to flooding. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across Laclede County for this storm event. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Pease | - | State Highway J at Parks Creek and other stream crossings was flooded and impassable. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | State Route J was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Pease | - | Flooding occurred along the Osage Fork at State Highway J. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | Route J was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Pease | - | State Highway J was closed at the Osage Fork Gasconade River and Parks Creek Bridges due to flooding. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | State Highway J was closed due to flooding south of Evergreen at the Osage Fork Gasconade River and Parks Creek. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Pease | - | Highway J at the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River due to heavy rainfall and flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Pease | - | Route JJ at Parks Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Pease | - | Highway J at the Osage River low water crossing was closed due to flooding. |
| January 2021 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | Heavy rainfall caused Parks Creek to flood making Highway J impassable. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Pease | - | State Highway J at Parks Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Pease | - | The low water crossing on Highway J at The Osage Fork was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Pease | - | State Highway J was closed at the Osage Fork Gasconade River due to flooding. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | State Highway J was closed due to flooding at the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River and Parks Creek. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Pease | - | Highway J was flooded at Parks Creek. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | The eastbound lane of Route J was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Pease | - | Highway J was closed at Parks Creek because of flooding. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | Route J at the Osage Fork Gasconade River and Parks Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Pease | - | Highway H was closed northwest of Stoutland due to flooding. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | High water was over State Route J at the Osage Fork Gasconade River. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | Highway J was closed due to flooding near the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Pease | - | Route J was closed. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Pease | - | Highway J was closed in both directions at the Osage Fork. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Pease | - | Highway J was closed due to flooding. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Pease | - | In 45 minutes, 2.20 inches of rain was measured causing flooding of a pond and fields. |
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 741144. 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.





