Pleasant Ridge, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pleasant Ridge Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65769. The Survey maps it on the Verona quadrangle.
On record in Pleasant Ridge
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Tom Town Historic Districtlisted 1989
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Monett quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Verona quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 694 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 August 2001 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 August 2000 | 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
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Ridge: 19 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Limestone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Mine | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Madry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Browning Shaft | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls.Dim | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Ridge in 11 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $35,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Pleasant Ridge | $20,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF1 tornado touched down near Highway Z and 39 in Barry County and continued north northeast for approximately 3.4 miles before crossing into Lawrence County ending west of Marionville. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 90mph, a width 100 yards and total distance 9.4 miles. Numerous outbuildings were damaged along the path, trees were uprooted, some power lines were downed, and two mobile homes had portions of their roofs removed. The tornado initially touched down at 6:36 pm in Barry County and ended lifted at 7:01 pm in Lawrence County. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $2,500 | Several large trees were uprooted and a power pole was snapped. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $1,000 | Minor damage to an outbuilding occurred and several downed limbs were observed near the intersection of Highway WW and PP. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Pleasant Ridge | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Pleasant Ridge | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | Numerous trees were uprooted or damaged. Winds were estimated between 80 to 90 mph. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Pleasant Ridge | - | A section of Highway C was impassable to motorists for several hours due to flooding. |
| October 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees near Pleasant Ridge. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Pleasant Ridge | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Pleasant Ridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madry | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| McDowell | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| East Purdy | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Monett | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Revisville | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Leann | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Osa | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Purdy | 8.8 miles | 11 |
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 Pleasant Ridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5269861 | 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 724579. 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.








