BlockSamford, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Virginia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63877. The Survey maps it on the Denton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Hayti quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Hayti quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Denton quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Samford in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 9 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF4) | Samford | 2 killed, 9 hurt, $1,250,000 | The tornado seemed to reach its peak intensity as it moved into Pemiscot County, Missouri from Dunklin County, Missouri. A home along County Road 454 was substantially damaged. Further northeast, near Highway J and County Road 407, two homes were completely destroyed with debris carried off to the northeast. A fatality occurred in one of these homes. Several vehicles, including semi-tractor-trailers, were blown off of the road as the tornado crossed Interstates 55 and 155, resulting in another fatality. An indirect fatality occurred when a vehicle struck a downed utility pole. Aerial and satellite imagery showed ground scouring marks in this area across the Mississippi River. The tornado then moved into Lake County, Tennessee. Peak winds in Pemiscot County were estimated at 170 mph. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Samford | $20,000 | Missouri Mesonet station located approximately six miles west of Steele measured a 60 mph wind gust. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Samford | - | Missouri mesonet measured a 72 mph wind gust. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Samford | - | Golfball size hail fell across southern portions of Denton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Channel | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| New Survey | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Westbrook (historical) | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Holland | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Covington | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| West Hermondale | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Temples Corner | 3.8 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122558785 | 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 741235. 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.
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.