Powell, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65730. It stands on Mikes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Powell quadrangle. It stands 991 feet above sea level.
On record in Powell
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
Powell Bridgelisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1941 USGS Rocky Comfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Rocky Comfort quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Powell quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Powell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,743 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 210510-06021-06132020-1505 |
| 6 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 May 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178710-06021-05022019-2300 |
| 16 May 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
48 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Powell in 48 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 17 flash flood, 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 flood, 5 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | $15,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted or suffered significant limb damage from high winds. A few outbuildings also suffered minor roof and siding damage. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | $5,000 | A large tree was uprooted and fell on a home causing minor roof an siding damage. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Powell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | $2,000 | A few trees and power lines were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree which fell across state Highway E causing a blockage to traffic. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Route E along a Tributary of Big Sugar Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | State Highway E and Coopers Road along Big Sugar Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Powell | - | Route E at Cooper Hollow was flooded at the low water crossing over a tributary of Big Sugar Creek. |
| May 2025 | Heavy Rain | Powell | - | Storm total rainfall amount of 2.03 inches from May 23 through May 27. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Route E at Mikes Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Powell | - | State Highway E was closed due to flooding at Big Sugar Creek and Mikes Creek. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Powell | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Highway E was flooded after Big Sugar Creek rose over 5.5 feet in one hour, closing the road. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Powell | - | State Highway E at Big Sugar and Mikes Creeks was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | The low water crossing on Highway E at Big Sugar Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Highway E was closed at Coopers Ford due to flooding. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Excessive rain caused flooding on Highway E at Big Sugar Creek. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | State Highway E was closed due to flooding at Big Sugar Creek. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | - | A few large trees were reported down near the intersection of Cowan Ridge Road and Gobblers Knob Road. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Forty seven campers were stranded by rapidly rising flood waters at the Creekside Campground. All were safely relocated. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Big Sugar Creek was flowing out of its banks across Highway 90 in multiple locations. Water was at least 7 inches deep on the road surface. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Powell | - | The Mesonet station BSGM7 at the Big Sugar Creek south of Powell reported 2.19 inches of rainfall. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Powell | - | The road on Route E was closed due to flooding in several locations near County Road SE E67. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Powell | - | State Highway E was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Powell | - | A former NWS employee reported flooding along Route E and Kings Hollow Road at several low water crossings. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Powell | - | A storm total rainfall of 4.06 inches was measured at the Big Sugar Creek gauge near Powell. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Powell | - | Route E was closed in both directions near Mikes Creek and Big Sugar Creek. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Powell | - | The Big Sugar Creek near Powell was at minor flood stage according to the river gage. |
| March 2015 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | State Highway E about 6 miles south of Highway 76 had about a foot of water over the road. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Route E was impassable on the north side of town due to high water. |
| October 2014 | Flood | Powell | - | Highway U was closed along Mikes Creek between Flag Springs Road and Stay Hollow Road. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Powell | - | Roadways along Big Sugar Creek, Little Sugar Creek, and Indian Creek were closed due to flooding. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Route E was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Highway E south of Powell was closed due to high water. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Route E was closed due to flooding. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | - | Strong to severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over seven large tree limbs in a campsite near the community of Powell. |
| December 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Powell | - | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down along Highway E approximately two miles north of Powell. Damage was confined to trees in this area. Wind speeds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | Excessive rainfall flooded several low water crossings in the Powell area. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in the Powell area. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Powell | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Powell | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Powell | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Powell | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Powell | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough Ford | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cyclone | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Arnett | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cove | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bethpage | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Meadors Ford | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Plainview | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Simcoe | 6.9 miles | 14 |
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 Powell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6307058 | 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 724808. 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.
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.






