Protem, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65733. It lies near Pelham Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Protem quadrangle. It stands 699 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Protem quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1968 USGS Protem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Protem quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Protem between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,402 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230665-10606-08092020-1155 |
| 29 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230666-10606-08252020-1535 |
| 22 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 July 1996 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Protem: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc. 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 - Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
32 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Protem in 32 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 18 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down around Protem. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | $5,000 | Several powerlines had to be repaired from large trees blowing down onto them. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Protem | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in a mainly rural area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | - | Multiple trees were reported down. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | - | A National Weather Service storm survey found a swath of tree damage south of Rueter. Winds estimated near 85 mph. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | - | Multiple trees were reported down by high winds. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Protem | - | A National Weather Service Storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down four miles northeast of Protem in Taney County, Missouri and tracked to five miles northwest of Theodosia in Ozark County, Missouri. The tornado was on the ground for approximately eight minutes along its 5.4 mile total track maximum wind speeds estimated at 100 mph. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted along its path as it moved through far eastern Taney county where it then entered Ozark County. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | - | A tree was reported down and blocking the road on U Highway near the low water crossing on Tumbling Creek. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Protem | - | This report was from social media. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Protem | - | State Highway 125 was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Protem | - | Hail fell for about 10 minutes. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | - | A spotter observed a 60 mph wind gust. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | - | Several trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees along Highway U. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Protem | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in rural sections of southeast Taney County. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Protem | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Protem | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Protem | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rueter | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Nance | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Fairview | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Cedarcreek | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hilda | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hercules | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mincy | 13.5 miles | 12 | |
| Eastview (historical) | 14.6 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 Protem | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471111 | 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 751766. 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.









