Rimby, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in North Green Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65663. It stands on Jordan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Urbana quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Urbana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Urbana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Rimby between 1994 and 2020, burning about 210 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 burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176612-03015-04202018-1338 |
| 20 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 89 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 March 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 February 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190064-03015-02232020-1012 |
| 30 December 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 December 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 December 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rimby: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer Farm | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
33 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rimby in 33 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 16 flash flood, 7 flood, 5 heavy rain, 3 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Rimby | $100,000 | Lindley Creek was flooded near Highway P in northeast Polk County. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across the entire Polk County for this storm event. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Rimby | $40,000 | Hail to the size of hen eggs was reported. Minimal damage was reported to a home and a few vehicles. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimby | $25,000 | Microburst winds estimated between 60 and 70 mph produced localized damage. A modular home had siding removed and a small barn had a portion of its roof removed. Several trees had tops broken off and large limbs down. A MODoT electric sign was also knocked over. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimby | $1,000 | There was minor roof damage to a home. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | State Highway H at Ingalls Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Rimby | - | Report of quarter size hail. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Route HH was closed due to flooding of Ingalis Creek. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Rimby | - | Route HH at Ingalls Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Rimby | - | Route HH at the Ingalls Creek low water crossing was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Highway P was flooded and impassable at Lindley Creek. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Excessive rain caused flooding on Highway HH at Ingalls Creek closing the road. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | State Highway HH is closed due to flooding at Ingalls Creek. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Rimby | - | An amateur radio operator 5.5 miles west of Louisburg recorded a 24 hour rainfall total of 2.64 inches. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Rimby | - | The reported measured 7.05 inches of rain since midnight. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Rimby | - | Thunderstorms produced 3.45 inches of rain in under two hours. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Highway HH was closed due to flooding. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Rimby | - | Route P was closed at the low water crossing just north of 360th Road. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Rimby | - | Route H was closed at Ingalls Creek due to flooding. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Rimby | - | There was a storm total rainfall report of 10.50 inches in the last 2 days. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Rimby | - | There was a report of 5.00 inches of rainfall. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Rimby | - | Route HH just north of Highway 64 was flooded and reported by MODOT. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Route P was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | MODOT reported water over State Highway HH at Ingles Creek. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Rimby | - | Route HH was closed due to flooding at Ingalls Creek. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Route P was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Route HH was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Rimby | - | Highway P was closed one mile south to two miles south of Highway 64. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | State Route P was closed due to flooding. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | State Route P was closed due to high water. |
| November 2009 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Route P, south of Highway 64 was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Jordan Creek flooded a section of Highway P. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Rimby | - | Up to two inches of rain falling in about an hour caused flooding of low water bridges. |
| December 2015 | Hail | Rimby | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckaby | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Clifford (historical) | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Ingalls (historical) | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Mohawk Corner | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Sentinel | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Polk | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Goodson | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Dewey (historical) | 6.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 725311. 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.







