Smallett, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Spring Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65608. It stands on North Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Smallett quadrangle. It stands 1,056 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 14 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.
- 1936 USGS Ava quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Ava quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Ava quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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 Smallett quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Smallett quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Smallett between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,330 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
| 12 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179174-03401-08122019-2052 |
| 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 |
| 13 May 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 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 |
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 Smallett: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Robison Bank | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smallett in 11 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 2015 | Flood | Smallett | 1 killed | A 52 year old man was attempting to move cattle to higher ground when he was swept into flood water by the South Spring Creek. This incident occurred near the community of Smallet. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Smallett | $75,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado that tracked from four miles southwest of Squires, Missouri to five miles northeast of Squires. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 20 minutes along its nearly nine mile track with maximum wind speeds estimated at 107 mph. This tornado was observed by a local resident, and also presented multiple TDSs on radar. The tornado damaged thousands of trees, a church on Highway 14 and VV and a couple of outbuildings. The tornado tracked northeast from touch down to approximately one mile northeast of Squires, east of Highway 5, before turning and tracking north northeast finally lifting about a half mile north of Highway 14. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smallett | $2,000 | Several trees were downed on A Highway south of Ava and northwest of Squires. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smallett | - | A large tree was down across a road along Highway A. |
| December 2021 | Flash Flood | Smallett | - | A water rescue was successfully performed on South Spring Creek at Highway A and County Road 409. |
| October 2020 | Flood | Smallett | - | The low water crossing on County Roads 408 and 405 were flooded and impassable along North and South Spring Creek. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smallett | - | Multiple 10 inch and larger tree branches broken in Smallett, Mo. Pictures received via social media. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Smallett | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Smallett | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Smallett | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smallett | - | 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.
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 Smallett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7543659 | 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 758446. 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.











