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Racine, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Dayton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64858. It stands on Willow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Racine quadrangle. It stands 961 feet above sea level.

Racine within Newton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

97 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Racine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 725 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism2

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
9 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use21 acresMissouri Department of Conservation179423-07334-09092019-1425
4 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
21 September 2020Debris and open burning9.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservation230710-07355-09212020-1311
10 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179425-07334-09102019-1155
9 August 1996Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 August 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 August 1996Equipment and vehicle use23 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Racine: 35 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Silica, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cedar Creek MinesZincPast Producer
Sheets ShaftLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - ZnZincPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbLead, ZincPast Producer
Ailsworth MineLeadPast Producer
Baxter MinesLeadPast Producer
Cornwall DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Loveley's MineLeadPast Producer
Unknown - PbLeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton County

Storms near this place

27 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Racine in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 10 flash flood, 6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2017Flash FloodRacine$1,000,000Up to 185 homes and business sustained flood damage across the county. Numerous roads and bridges were severely damaged or washed away across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Newton County.
April 2011Flash FloodRacine$500,000Route CC was closed due to flooding.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Newton County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindRacine$35,000Severe thunderstorm winds produced minor roof damage to three homes and two barns. The severe winds also downed numerous large tree limbs and power lines.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindRacine$15,000Several trees and power lines were reported down.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindRacine$5,000A large tree was reported down on a home causing minor damage.
April 1996HailRacine$5,000no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindRacine-A couple large trees were downed by high winds.
June 2025Flash FloodRacine-State Highway CC was closed due to flooding in Racine.
June 2025FloodRacine-Route CC was closed due to flooding of Lost Creek.
June 2021Flash FloodRacine-Highway CC at Lock Creek was flooded and impassable.
June 2021Flash FloodRacine-Water was reported over the road at Highway 43 and Iris Road making it impassable to traffic.
June 2021Flash FloodRacine-Route CC was closed at Lost Creek due to flooding.
March 2020Flash FloodRacine-Water was reported over the road near the intersection of State Highway 86 and CC.
June 2019Flash FloodRacine-Fast running water up to 6 inches deep was running over the road Highway 86 south of Reddings Mill and north of Racine. The report was received via social media.
February 2018FloodRacine-Highway CC near Racine was closed due to flooding. West McCord Street and Spring Street in Neosho was also closed due to flooding.
May 2017HailRacine-Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported.
May 2017Flash FloodRacine-Highway CC was flooded and closed at Lost Creek.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindRacine-Law enforcement estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
April 2017FloodRacine-There was water over a low water crossing south of Racine on State Highway CC.
December 2015FloodRacine-There were multiple water rescues conducted south of Racine at the intersection of Highway CC and Lost Creek.
August 2009Flash FloodRacine-Law enforcement reported flooding in Neosho along with numerous flooded roads across the county.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindRacine-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree north of the community of Racine.
May 2017HailRacine-no account filed
July 2009HailRacine-no account filed
June 2005Tornado (F0)Racine-no account filed
May 2003HailRacine-no account filed
May 2002HailRacine-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Newton 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
Wela Park2.1 miles16
Spurgeon4.0 miles14
Westview4.1 miles16
Belfast4.4 miles15
Seneca Quapaw Agency (historical)4.5 miles16
Hornet4.8 miles16
Seneca5.8 miles16
Fredville6.1 miles14

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 RacineAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7279648The 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 729951. 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.