Pumpkin Center, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in White Cloud Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64423. The Survey maps it on the Barnard quadrangle. It stands 1,037 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1927 USGS Bolckow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Bolckow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Barnard quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Maryville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
456 words on this townshipPast and Present of Nodaway County, Missouri, published 1910 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on White Cloud Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on White Cloud Township - 456 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Pumpkin Center: 14 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arkoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Barnard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dagun Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elliot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pumpkin Center in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 4 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Pumpkin Center | $250,000 | The same tornado that formed 3 miles NW of Fillmore (Andrew County) continued northeast and dissipated near Pumpkin Center. Damage to barns, outbuildings, trees and power lines occurred on the west side of Pumpkin Center. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pumpkin Center | $2,000 | Six to seven power lines were reported down across Route H, south of Route A. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Pumpkin Center | - | Water was over the roadway, prompting MoDOT to close the road. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Pumpkin Center | - | Several areas across Nodaway County received several inches of rain, which led to many roads being impassible for a short time near Barnard, Skidmore, Arkoe, and Burlington Junction. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Pumpkin Center | - | Several areas across Nodaway County received several inches of rain, which led to many roads being impassible for a short time along Highway 71 near Barnard. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pumpkin Center | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 65 mph. Three willow and cottonwood tree trunks, 12 to 15 inches in diameter were snapped. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Pumpkin Center | - | Nearly one foot of water was reported flowing over Highway A. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Pumpkin Center | - | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Pumpkin Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Pumpkin Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pumpkin Center | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitecloud | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Barnard | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Arkoe | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Guilford | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bell Grove | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bedison | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Monastery | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Graham | 9.0 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 Pumpkin Center | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q107427270 | 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 741178. 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.
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.






