Pennsboro, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in South Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65752. It sits by Snadon Bluff. The Survey maps it on the South Greenfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1886 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1888 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS South Greenfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Pennsboro between 1994 and 2020, burning about 73 acres in total. None 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230765-921-09092020-1927 |
| 19 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220601-921-05052020-2215 |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176936-921-04242018-1430 |
| 7 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220598-921-03072020-1535 |
| 18 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 October 1999 | Debris and open burning | 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 Pennsboro: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Allen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Logan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rose Lockwood Uarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pennsboro in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Pennsboro | $2,300,000 | The remnants of Tropical Storm Erin caused flash flooding across central and southern sections of Dade County. Locations that flooded include sections of Highway 39 near Pennsboro and north of Greenfield, a section of County Road NN near the Dade and Lawrence county line, a section of Highway 97 south of Lockwood, several sections of Highway K between Pennsboro and Everton, a section of Highway 160 near its intersection with Highway 245, a section of Highway O just east of its intersection with Highway 160, and a section of Highway U east of its intersection with Highway 245. |
| September 2011 | Lightning | Pennsboro | $55,000 | A local newspaper reported a lightning strike killed 62 steers near Pennsboro. The livestock were standing near a tree which was struck by the lightning bolt. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsboro | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over power poles and trees along Highway 39 south of Pennsboro. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsboro | $5,000 | Trees were down off State Highway Z south of Greenfield. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsboro | $5,000 | Trees down just southeast of Greenfield. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsboro | - | Multiple trees were reported down blocking Highway WW. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsboro | - | The fire department reported strong winds on Highway 39 at the Dade and Lawrence county line. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsboro | - | Several large branches were reported down. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Pennsboro | - | High water flooded a low water crossing at Farm Road 182 about a half mile west of Missouri Highway 39. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Pennsboro | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pennsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Pennsboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Pennsboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Pennsboro | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Pennsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Pennsboro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snadon Ford | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Turnback (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| New Kirk | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Dilday Mill | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| South Greenfield | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pilgrim | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fiddlers Ford | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kings Point | 5.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 724209. 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.






