Roach, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Russell Township. It lies near Cedar Bluff Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Hahatonka quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1934 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Hahatonka quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
234 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Roach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,194 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 87 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 | 94 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 56 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179782-01502-09112019-0812 |
| 30 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261561-01502-08242020-0835 |
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179781-01502-08212019-2030 |
| 7 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 33 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Roach: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Beavers Rock Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Scott Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss Dimension | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss Dimension | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss Dimension | Flagstone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roach in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 7 hail, 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roach | - | A couple of trees were blown down on Highway AA near Roach. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roach | - | A large tree limb was blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roach | - | Several large trees were blown down from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Roach | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Roach | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Roach | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Roach | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Roach | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roach | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Roach | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Roach | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger Ford (historical) | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Neongwah | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Green Gables (historical) | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hahatonka | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| White City | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Camdenton | 5.0 miles | 22 | |
| Friedenswald | 6.9 miles | 22 |
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 Roach | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3470969 | 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 725366. 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.







