Pondfork, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Thornfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65762. It lies near Caney Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Thornfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1945 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
96 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Pondfork between 1993 and 2020, burning about 4,867 acres in total. None started naturally. 60 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2004 | Fireworks | 35 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | FIRST |
| 23 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | LONGRUN |
| 9 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SET #2 |
| 9 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | TURKEY CAMP |
| 6 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.2 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SECTION 19 |
| 6 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 83 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PET HOLLOW |
| 5 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | TRASH 2 |
| 5 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | WILLIE LEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pondfork: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Land | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pondfork in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pondfork | $40,000 | A barn suffered significant damage. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Pondfork | $5,000 | A home was flooded between Longrun and Thornfield. The flood water was up to the deck of the house. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Pondfork | - | Water was two feet over the road. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Pondfork | - | Widespread flooding occurred over county roads and low water crossings. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornfield | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Longrun | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hammond | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Toledo | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Foil | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Summit City | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Nottinghill | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Dillia | 7.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751704. 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.











