Pittsburg, Missouri
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Green Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65724. It stands on Little Decker Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sentinel quadrangle. It stands 1,043 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Sentinel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Sentinel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Hermitage quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Sentinel quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sentinel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Pittsburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 434 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177579-04373-05232018-1000 |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178611-03015-04202019-1451 |
| 20 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176612-03015-04202018-1338 |
| 2 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176188-03015-03082018-2042 |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190164-03015-03072020-1522 |
| 7 March 1992 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pittsburg: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Barium-Barite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Plummer Farm | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Queen Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Nemo Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pittsburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
32 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pittsburg in 32 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 17 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $100,000 | Damage was reported to several roofs and power lines were down near the intersection of Highways 64 and J. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Pittsburg | $50,000 | Tennis ball sized hail was reported. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $10,000 | A power line was reported down at the Old Rock Quarry at the RA and Highway 64 Junction. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $10,000 | Multiple recreational vehicles were flipped over and a roof was torn of a building. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $500 | Several large trees were reported down and a flag pole was snapped at the base. |
| March 2024 | Heavy Rain | Pittsburg | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.50 inches fell in southern Hickory county. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | Report of ping pong ball size hail. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | A tree was reported down across the road south of Pittsburg. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | A 1 foot diameter trees was blown over. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | Several large limbs were reported down from high winds. Up to an inch of rain also fell in less than an hour. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | A few large tree limbs, at least 8 inch in diameter, were reported down near Highway J and 245 Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | Numerous large limbs up to 10 inches in diameter were blown down at Highway 64 and Highway RA. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | A few trees were blown down in Pittsburg. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | Nickel size hail covered the ground. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Pittsburg | - | 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.
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 Pittsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3477963 | The 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 724449. 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.










