Squires, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Walls Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65608. It lies near Coon Knob Hill. The Survey maps it on the Wasola quadrangle. It stands 1,345 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 Wasola quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Wasola quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Squires between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,094 acres in total. None started naturally. 33 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 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 |
| 23 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177165-03437-06232018-1633 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Squires: 4 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Welton Sand and Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Able Land | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Albert Robison Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mapes Land | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Squires in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 20 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Lightning | Squires | $30,000 | Lightning struck a car repair shop which caught fire and burned to the ground. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | $15,000 | High winds from a strong to severe storm caused damage to an old barn. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Squires | $10,000 | An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down with maximum wind speeds up to 90 mph and a path width of 75 yards. A roof was blown off a new cattle feeder, lots of limbs down, trees uprooted and snapped. One outbuilding destroyed. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees east of Ava and near Squires. One tree fell on a telephone pole. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | $5,000 | Report of large trees sixteen inches in diameter down. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Squires | $3,000 | Large hail severely damaged a pickup truck. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | $2,000 | Several tree limbs and a tree was downed in the Squires area on JJ Highway. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | $1,000 | A large tree fell on to power lines near State Highway 14 and Highway VV. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Squires | - | The Co-Op observer station WASM7 located 5 miles north of Wasola measured a 2-day rainfall total of 11.59 inches. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Squires | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Squires | - | Up to dime sized hail was reported. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Squires | - | The Mesonet station FW3261 at Squires reported 3.88 inches of rainfall. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | - | Several trees and limbs were reported down in the Squires area and south toward the Ozark County line. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | - | There were small tree limbs blown down and pea size hail reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | - | Trained spotter estimated up to 60 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Squires | - | A storm total rainfall of 2.50 inches was measured. |
| October 2009 | Heavy Rain | Squires | - | A total rainfall amount of 3.55 inches was measured. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Squires | - | A few trees and powerlines were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Squires | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Squires | - | 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 Squires | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q282037 | 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 752331. 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.











