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Selmore, Missouri

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 2004. It stands in East Finley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65721. The Survey maps it on the Selmore quadrangle.

Selmore within Christian County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 13 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

25 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Selmore between 1992 and 2011, burning about 103 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
5 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 September 2011Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 August 2011Debris and open burning4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 July 2011Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Christian County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Selmore: 19 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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
Sprice QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mary ArnoldZincPast ProducerUnderground
Miller DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Mon-Ark MinesZinc, LeadPast Producer1857
Alma MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Ground Hog MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Ribeck MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Bain + Page MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Bray MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Elk Valley DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Christian County

Storms near this place

13 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Selmore in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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
April 2011Flash FloodSelmore$1,000,000Widespread flooding of low water crossings were reported. Fourteen rural county roads were closed due to flooding.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Christian County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
December 2021Tornado (EF1)Selmore$150,000A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down northeast of Highlandville, MO during the late evening of December 5th. A pool house was blown off its foundation, several outbuildings were heavily damaged, and numerous trees were uprooted along the tornado's nearly 3.5 mile path. The maximum estimated winds with the tornado reached 100mph and had a damage path up to 100 yards wide.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindSelmore$100,000Straight line winds damaged up to 6 billboards along Highway 65 in the Selmore area. Several trees were snapped or uprooted in the same area. One house window was busted out and several structure had pieces of tin roof peeled off. One house had a few shingles blown off. A trampoline was blown up about 200 yards away from the original location.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindSelmore$14,000There were several reports of billboard damage just south of the city limits of Ozark on North Highway 65. Tarps and plywood were hanging off the billboards.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSelmore$1,000Tree was down in the eastbound lane.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSelmore$1,000A tree was down on Selmore Road blocking the road.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindSelmore$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Old Prospect Road near Selmore.
April 2025Flash FloodSelmore-Multiple Roads were closed at low water areas due to heavy rainfall and flooding.
July 2022FloodSelmore-Heavy rainfall caused the low water area on Selmore road to become flooded and impassable.
October 2009Flash FloodSelmore-The intersection of Hog Creek Road and Crab Tree Road had 2-3 feet of water flowing over the road.
July 2008Flash FloodSelmore-Several sections of Old Prospect Road were flooded in between its intersections with Highway W and Elk Valley Road.
September 2012HailSelmore-no account filed
November 2010HailSelmore-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Christian 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
Highlandville3.6 miles12
Riverdale3.7 miles12
Christian Center3.8 miles13
Ozark3.9 miles23
Lawing (historical)4.4 miles13
Shady Grove5.0 miles13
McCracken5.1 miles23
Green Mound Ridge5.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752079. 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.