Rome, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Campbell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65608. It stands on Jack Branch. The Survey maps it on the Brownbranch quadrangle. It stands 951 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 13 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.
- 1937 USGS Bradleyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Bradleyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Bradleyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Brownbranch quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Brownbranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Rome between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,797 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 47 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | 147 |
| 6 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177291-03437-07062018-1345 |
| 14 July 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220571-03437-07142020-1340 |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 31 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ARKANSAS VIEW |
| 6 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ONION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rome: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Diggings | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rome in 13 storm reports between 2001 and 2019: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | $5,000 | Trees were blown down along Highway A. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Rome | - | A co-op observer reported a 24-hr rainfall accumulation of 5.25 inches. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | Two large trees were uprooted. |
| April 2013 | Flash Flood | Rome | - | A water rescue was conducted at a low water crossing. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a tree. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | Several large trees were downed in a forested area from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Rome | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Rome | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Rome | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Rome | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Rome | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Rome | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rome | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallett | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Roy | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Jackson Mill | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cross Roads | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Goodhope | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Hest | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Merritt | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Witty | 6.5 miles | 13 |
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 Rome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20710790 | 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 751958. 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.











