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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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Pottersville within Howell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 13 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

48 since 1992

Regional 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 burning27
Arson/incendiarism11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1
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
23 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.4 acresMissouri Department of Conservation241130-04633-09232020-1635
2 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
17 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
25 July 2018Recreation and ceremony1.6 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177935-14639-07252018-1341
3 June 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution1.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservation241131-04633-06032020-1138
5 May 1992Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 May 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 May 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Howell County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - BauxiteAluminumProspect
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - ZincZincProspect
Ball MineLeadPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Delbert Gregory ProspectIronOccurrence1905
Earl Fines PropertyIronOccurrence1953
Everett Mincner PropertyIronPast Producer
Forrest Glass ProspectIronPast Producer1920

Every working recorded in Howell County

Storms near this place

60 of 61 shown

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2005Tornado (F1)Pottersville2 hurt, $75,000A 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 2011Thunderstorm WindPottersville$25,000Several trees blown down on a home and cars near Highway AD and County Road 6420.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindPottersville$10,000no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindPottersville$5,000Several trees were uprooted near Pottersville.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindPottersville$3,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindPottersville$1,000A large tree was reported down on Highway CC.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindPottersville$1,000A large tree was blown over a line of fencing. The time was based on radar.
January 2008Tornado (EF0)Pottersville$1,000A 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 2025Flash FloodPottersville-Route K was of Pottersville was closed due to flooding on Taber Creek.
April 2025FloodPottersville-Route K was closed a a low water area due to flooding.
April 2025Flash FloodPottersville-Route K was closed at a low water area due to flooding.
May 2025FloodPottersville-State Highway K was closed due to flooding that occurred on April 30, 2025.
August 2024Flash FloodPottersville-Highway K southwest of Pottersville was closed due to flooding.
March 2023FloodPottersville-Highway K was flooded and impassable at a low water area.
March 2023FloodPottersville-Route KK at the Spring Creek was flooded and impassable.
May 2022FloodPottersville-A Section of Highway KK was flooded at a low water area due to excessive rainfall.
May 2021FloodPottersville-State Highway K was closed due to flooding at the low water area.
July 2021HailPottersville-Hail up to ping pong balls in size was reported.
March 2020FloodPottersville-Highway K at the Spring Creek was closed due to flooding.
March 2020FloodPottersville-State Highway K was closed at the Spring Creek due to flooding.
May 2020FloodPottersville-Highway K was closed at a low water crossing due to flooding.
May 2020FloodPottersville-Highway K was closed at the Spring Creek low water crossing due to flooding.
February 2020FloodPottersville-Highways MM and K along Davis Creek were closed and impassible due to flooding over the roadway.
February 2020FloodPottersville-Highway K at a low water crossing south of Pottersville was impassible due to flooding over the roadway.
January 2019FloodPottersville-Route K southwest of West Plains was closed due to flooding along Davis Creek in western Howell County.
February 2019FloodPottersville-MODOT reported a flooded low-water crossing at Route K and Davis Creek.
February 2019FloodPottersville-Route K was closed due to flooding.
June 2019Flash FloodPottersville-The low water crossing at Route K near Route MM was closed due to flooding.
May 2019HailPottersville-Quarter sized hail was reported.
May 2019HailPottersville-Nickle sized hail was reported.
February 2018FloodPottersville-State Highway K was closed due to flooding.
March 2017HailPottersville-This report was from social media.
March 2017FloodPottersville-State Highway K was closed in both directions due to high water over the road.
April 2017FloodPottersville-State Highway K was closed due to flooding.
April 2017FloodPottersville-State Highway K was closed due to flooding.
May 2016FloodPottersville-MODOT reported Route K was impassable due to flooding.
May 2016Flash FloodPottersville-Highway K was closed due to flooding.
June 2016Flash FloodPottersville-Route K was impassable due to flooding near Pottersville.
March 2015Flash FloodPottersville-Route K at Spring Creek was closed due to flooding.
November 2015FloodPottersville-The low water crossing at Route K was closed due to flooding near Spring Creek.
August 2013Flash FloodPottersville-Route K was closed due to flood waters.
April 2011Flash FloodPottersville-Highway K was closed due to flooding.
April 2011Flash FloodPottersville-Highway KK was closed due to flooding.
April 2011Flash FloodPottersville-Highway CC was closed due to flooding.
April 2011Flash FloodPottersville-Route K was closed due to flooding.
May 2011Flash FloodPottersville-The Missouri Department of Highways reported Highway K was flooded and closed.
October 2009FloodPottersville-Route A near County Road 3380 was closed due to flooding.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindPottersville-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree onto a powerline.
August 2006Flash FloodPottersville-A section of Highway K experienced flash flooding and was impassable to motorists.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindPottersville-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 1998Flash FloodPottersville-Over two inches of rain in a three hour period caused flooding of Highway KK along the Spring Creek.
April 2018HailPottersville-no account filed
April 2017HailPottersville-no account filed
April 2014HailPottersville-no account filed
March 2006HailPottersville-no account filed
March 2006HailPottersville-no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodPottersville-no account filed
May 2004HailPottersville-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindPottersville-no account filed
June 2001HailPottersville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Howell 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
Cureall2.9 miles13
Crider2.9 miles13
Egypt Grove5.6 miles12
Arditta5.7 miles12
Hocomo5.8 miles12
South Fork5.9 miles13
Grimmet6.0 miles13
Homeland6.2 miles13

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 PottersvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3471207The 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.