Pottersville, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Spring Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65790. It stands on Wadley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pottersville quadrangle. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1944 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1946 USGS Cureall 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 Pottersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Pottersville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Pottersville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 587 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 241130-04633-09232020-1635 |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177935-14639-07252018-1341 |
| 3 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 241131-04633-06032020-1138 |
| 5 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Pottersville: 12 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 unknowns, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Zinc, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Bauxite | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Ball Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Delbert Gregory Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | 1905 | |
| Earl Fines Property | Iron | Occurrence | 1953 | |
| Everett Mincner Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Forrest Glass Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | 1920 |
Storms near this place
60 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pottersville in 61 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 22 flood, 16 flash flood, 12 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Pottersville | 2 hurt, $75,000 | A National Weather Service survey indicated that an F-1 tornado touched down two and half miles southeast of Pottersville and tracked five miles to three and a half miles northeast of Pottersville. The tornado crossed Highway K three miles east of Pottersville. The tornado width was approximately 100 yards. The heaviest damage occurred approximately two miles east southeast of Pottersville or one mile south of Highway K where a frame house and a mobile home were heavily damaged. Two injuries occurred from the tornado striking the mobile home. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | $25,000 | Several trees blown down on a home and cars near Highway AD and County Road 6420. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | $5,000 | Several trees were uprooted near Pottersville. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down on Highway CC. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | $1,000 | A large tree was blown over a line of fencing. The time was based on radar. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Pottersville | $1,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a weak EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in a rural area in western Howell County. Two outbuildings were damaged and a mobile home sustained minor damage. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K was of Pottersville was closed due to flooding on Taber Creek. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K was closed a a low water area due to flooding. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K was closed at a low water area due to flooding. |
| May 2025 | Flood | Pottersville | - | State Highway K was closed due to flooding that occurred on April 30, 2025. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway K southwest of Pottersville was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway K was flooded and impassable at a low water area. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Route KK at the Spring Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Pottersville | - | A Section of Highway KK was flooded at a low water area due to excessive rainfall. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Pottersville | - | State Highway K was closed due to flooding at the low water area. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Pottersville | - | Hail up to ping pong balls in size was reported. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway K at the Spring Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Pottersville | - | State Highway K was closed at the Spring Creek due to flooding. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway K was closed at a low water crossing due to flooding. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway K was closed at the Spring Creek low water crossing due to flooding. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Highways MM and K along Davis Creek were closed and impassible due to flooding over the roadway. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway K at a low water crossing south of Pottersville was impassible due to flooding over the roadway. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K southwest of West Plains was closed due to flooding along Davis Creek in western Howell County. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Pottersville | - | MODOT reported a flooded low-water crossing at Route K and Davis Creek. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | The low water crossing at Route K near Route MM was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Pottersville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Pottersville | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Pottersville | - | State Highway K was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Pottersville | - | This report was from social media. |
| March 2017 | Flood | Pottersville | - | State Highway K was closed in both directions due to high water over the road. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Pottersville | - | State Highway K was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Pottersville | - | State Highway K was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Pottersville | - | MODOT reported Route K was impassable due to flooding. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway K was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K was impassable due to flooding near Pottersville. |
| March 2015 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K at Spring Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Pottersville | - | The low water crossing at Route K was closed due to flooding near Spring Creek. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K was closed due to flood waters. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway K was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway KK was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Highway CC was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Route K was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | The Missouri Department of Highways reported Highway K was flooded and closed. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Pottersville | - | Route A near County Road 3380 was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree onto a powerline. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | A section of Highway K experienced flash flooding and was impassable to motorists. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew four mobile homes off their foundation. One mobile home was totally destroyed. Several outbuildings were destroyed. Debris was in trees and trees were uprooted. Damage reported in Pottersville area along Highway AB. |
| April 1998 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | Over two inches of rain in a three hour period caused flooding of Highway KK along the Spring Creek. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Pottersville | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Pottersville | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pottersville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pottersville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pottersville | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Pottersville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottersville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pottersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cureall | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Crider | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Egypt Grove | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Arditta | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Hocomo | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| South Fork | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Grimmet | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Homeland | 6.2 miles | 13 |
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 Pottersville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471207 | 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 751733. 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.










