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Pioneer, Missouri

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pioneer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65734. The Survey maps it on the Wheaton quadrangle.

Pioneer within Barry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

10 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Pioneer between 1993 and 2001, burning about 63 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
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 September 1996Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 August 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 August 1994Arson/incendiarism20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 August 1994Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 April 1995Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 March 1994Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 March 1993Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Barry County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Pioneer: 16 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - ZincZincPast Producer
Allen & Stark MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbZinc, LeadPast Producer
Pulaskifield Quarry + MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Feney LandLead, ZincProspect
Morton LandLead, ZincPast Producer
Northcutt MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Pioneer MineLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Barry County

Storms near this place

7 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pioneer in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2008Tornado (EF2)Pioneer1 killed, $10,000,000This tornado is an extension of the Newton County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across much of Barry County and directly impacted the community of Purdy. One man was killed as he was taking shelter in a mobile home. Numerous structures, trees, and power poles were destroyed.
January 2008Tornado (EF2)Pioneer$500,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across rural areas between the communities of Monett and Purdy. The tornado intersected Highway 37 just south of its intersection with Highway BB. At this location, the tornado tore through a small mobile home park, destroying eight mobile homes. Additional houses and farm outbuildings were damaged along this tornado track.
January 2021Thunderstorm WindPioneer$10,000High winds caused minor damage to a few barns and knocked over several large trees.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindPioneer$1,000A tree was blown down in the area of Highway 97 and State Highway B and Highway T near Pioneer.
May 2021Flash FloodPioneer-State Highway 97 was closed at Shoal Creek due to flooding.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPioneer-A large tree was reported down across Highway 86 blocking traffic.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindPioneer-Spotters estimated a 70 mph wind gust.

Every storm recorded in Barry County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sunrise3.1 miles11
Corsicana4.1 miles11
Wheaton5.0 miles11
Yonkerville6.0 miles11
Purdy7.2 miles11
Burtonville7.3 miles11
El Paso (historical)8.8 miles14
Monett9.1 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on PioneerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q16898463The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 724421. 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.