Shantytown, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Dry Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65459. The Survey maps it on the Big Bend quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Tavern quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Tavern quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Big Bend quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Shantytown between 1992 and 2005, burning about 580 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 May 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1994 | Smoking | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Shantytown: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shantytown in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 7 flash flood, 3 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Flood | Shantytown | $15,000 | A water rescue was performed along County Road 624. Excessive rainfall caused the Maries River to flood over a low water crossing which a motorist attempted to drive across. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Shantytown | $5,000 | This is a continuation of the EF-0 tornado that touched down in Pulaski County and tracked northeast into far northwest Phelps County and finally into Maries County. Once it crossed the Phelps/Maries County line, it continues its intermittent path for 1.07 miles, uprooting a few trees before lifting 5 miles northeast of Dixon. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Shantytown | - | County Road 624 was flooded and impassable due to flooding along the Maries River. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Shantytown | - | The Maries River rose out of its banks and flooded over the roadway at County Road 624, north of Dixon, closing the road. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Shantytown | - | The low water crossing on Maries Road 624 just north of Dixon was flooded and impassable. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Shantytown | - | Water flooded over County Road 624 at the low water crossing along the Maries River. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shantytown | - | Multiple trees were snapped along Highway E and County Road 506. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Shantytown | - | The Marie's River was reported out of its banks and flowing 3 to 5 feet deep over the low water crossing on County Roads 623 and 642. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Shantytown | - | Three feet of water was reported over Farm Road 624 along the Maries River. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Shantytown | - | Two to two and a half feet of water was flowing over County Road 624 in the vicinity of Maries Creek. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Shantytown | - | Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding to occur along the Little Maries River at the intersection with County Road 634. This low water crossing was impassable to motorists with two feet of swift water flowing over the bridge. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Shantytown | - | Flooding was reported of low water crossings. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Hayden | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Stickney | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Brinktown | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Gaines Ford (historical) | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sudheimer | 9.8 miles | 20 | |
| Tavern | 9.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ozark Junction | 10.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 737978. 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.










