Pilgrim, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Pilgrim Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65646. It stands on Jordan Creek. 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 Pilgrim between 1994 and 2020, burning about 86 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
| 1 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177107-921-06012018-1643 |
| 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 |
| 15 February 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176130-921-01252018-1221 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pilgrim: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Parks Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pilgrim in 12 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Pilgrim | $500,000 | Several homes and business sustained flood damage across the county. Several roads and bridges were severely damaged or washed away across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Dade County. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Pilgrim | $35,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across a rural section of southeast Dade County. The damage path was intermittent from just south of Fiddler's Ford to Carr Cemetary. The tornado damaged trees and outbuildings along its path. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilgrim | $10,000 | Trees fell on powerlines and caused fire near house just west of Everton. |
| May 2025 | Heavy Rain | Pilgrim | - | Storm total rainfall amount of 2.85 inches from May 23 through May 27. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Pilgrim | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by the public. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Pilgrim | - | State Highway k was closed due to flooding at Turn Back Creek. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Pilgrim | - | State Highway K was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Pilgrim | - | A citizen measured 1.00 inch in 15 minutes, between Everton and Greenfield. An Additional 0.50 inches the second 15 minutes totaling 1.5 inches in 30 minutes. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Pilgrim | - | Highway K at Turnback Creek was flooded. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Pilgrim | - | A section of Highway O experienced flooding from Turnback Creek. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Pilgrim | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Pilgrim | - | 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 | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Fiddlers Ford | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Dilday Mill | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Turnback (historical) | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| South Greenfield | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Pennsboro | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Everton | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Greenfield | 5.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741152. 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.






