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Redford, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Logan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63665. It lies near Harrison Valley. The Survey maps it on the Redford quadrangle. It stands 699 feet above sea level.

Redford within Reynolds County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 18 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

80 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Redford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,592 acres in total. None started naturally. 33 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 burning34
Arson/incendiarism33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
17 September 2019Debris and open burning1.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservation179119-00000-09172019-0930
27 July 1993Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 June 2018Equipment and vehicle use25 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177680-09009-06212018-1631
12 May 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 May 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 May 1992Debris and open burning4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 April 2018Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177677-09009-04302018-0404
3 April 2011Arson/incendiarism437 acresMissouri Department of ConservationHWY. K

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Reynolds County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Redford: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese. 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
J R Mcintosh ProspectManganesePast Producer
Unknown IronIronPast Producer
Unknown IronIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Reynolds County

Storms near this place

15 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redford in 15 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 6 hail, 6 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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
October 2004Tornado (F0)Redford$100,000A small tornado hit the Redford area of Reynolds County. Several structures suffered minor damage, primarily roof shingles and siding blown off. One garage and 2 barns also suffered roof damage.
October 1993HailRedford$50,000Reported by the county sheriff. Numerous cars were dented and damaged.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Redford-A tornado touched down along Highway K in far eastern Reynolds County, MO, producing minor tree damage before moving into Iron County. The tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 1.17 miles and a max path width of 50 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindRedford-Widespread tree damage near Redford was reported by the emergency manager.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Redford-A tornado touched down on County Road 456, 7.6 miles east southeast of Redford. It broke off numerous tree limbs as well as uprooting a large tree before crossing over into Iron County. The path length in Reynolds County was 0.49 miles with a max path width of 30 yards with a rating of EF0.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Redford-A tornado touched down at the intersection of Highway K and County Road 310, almost a mile south of Redford, snapping off several large tree limbs. Then the tornado tracked to the northeast. More large tree limbs were snapped off as it crossed Highway O just east of Redford. As it approached Highway K again, it snapped off more large tree limbs before lifting and dissipating around 2.8 miles east northeast of Redford. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 3.27 miles and a max path width of 276 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
December 2021Tornado (EF2)Redford-A tornado touched down around 10:05 PM CST to the northeast of Ellington, southwest of County Road 440, snapping numerous trees rated EF1 damage. The tornado proceeded east- northeast across Sinking Creek and damaged a house and single-wide trailer along County Road 428, as well as continuing to snap numerous trees. As the tornado continued east-northeast and crossed County Road 447, it intensified to an EF2 and completely tore off the roofs of two homes off of County Road 442 and County Road 442B. The home off of County Road 442B was where the most significant damage was observed, as it also lost an exterior wall. Two outbuildings were also destroyed by the tornado, and significant tree damage was observed. The tornado crossed the Black River and weakened, though it still caused EF1 damage to trees and power lines on County Road 456, where it lifted around 10:11 PM CST. Overall, the tornado was rated EF2 with a path length of 6.86 miles and max path width of 300 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
May 2009Tornado (EF1)Redford-It was determined that an EF1 tornado occurred 6.5 miles north of Ellington in Reynolds county. Significant roof damage to 2 homes was noted, as well as a chaotic damage pattern in the hundreds of downed trees. Debris was scattered for approximately one quarter of a mile. The tornado damage path was estimated to be approximately 2 miles long and one quarter mile wide.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindRedford-The County Sheriff reported numerous trees and power lines down.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindRedford-Law enforcement officials reported trees and power lines down along Route K.
May 2024HailRedford-no account filed
May 2024HailRedford-no account filed
May 2017HailRedford-no account filed
May 2011HailRedford-no account filed
May 2011HailRedford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Reynolds 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
Alamode (historical)5.2 miles18
Smithboro6.3 miles18
Ellington6.6 miles18
Bedwell7.3 miles17
Fruit City7.7 miles17
Centerville8.5 miles20
Riverside (historical)8.8 miles18
Oakdale (historical)8.9 miles17

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 RedfordAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7305860The 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 725175. 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.