BlockSteffenville, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Salem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63447. The Survey maps it on the Newark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1903 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Newark quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Steffenville between 2002 and 2020, burning about 147 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230683-02079-06182020-1405 |
| 4 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177805-02079-03032018-1429 |
| 13 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190282-06426-03132020-1910 |
| 13 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Steffenville in 16 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 12 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Steffenville | 6 hurt, $5,000,000 | A tornado formed just north of the Marion Lewis County line and continued northeast for 20 miles, eventually causing major damage in the city of Canton. The tornado first formed southeast of Steffenville where it damaged a barn and other outbuildings. Six homes suffered varying degrees of roof damage as the tornado crossed Highway N south of Ewing. The tornado crossed Highway 6 southeast of Ewing and damaged an electric substation. From Highway CC north to Highway P, about 20 homes and farm buildings suffered varying degrees of roof, siding and window damage. Numerous large trees were either uprooted or snapped off near the ground as well. The tornado crossed Highway 61 just southeast of Canton where it blew two tractor trailers off the road. Two men suffered minor injuries. The tornado then entered Canton about 630 pm. Information from Emergency Management personnel and city officials in Canton revealed 75-100 structures damaged with at least 40 receiving major damage. At Culver-Stockton College on the southeast side of town, the field house was flattened and another two story building lost its roof. Several very large trees on the campus were uprooted or snapped off near the ground. Four mobile homes on the north side of town were destroyed with four others suffering major damage. There were only 4 minor injuries reported in Canton. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Steffenville | - | A wide swath of large hail fell from Steffenville through Lewistown, Monticello and Canton. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steffenville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto Highway 156 about half a mile west of intersection with Highway D. |
| April 2013 | Flash Flood | Steffenville | - | Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over Lewis County causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including the intersection of Route D and Highway 156, just east of Newark. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Steffenville | - | Storm spotters reported one inch hail near the Lewis/Knox County line. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Steffenville | - | A small tornado moved east along Highway 156. Some trees and power lines were downed, otherwise there was no damage. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Steffenville | - | 3/4 inch hail was reported in the Steffenville area. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Steffenville | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Steffenville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Steffenville | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Steffenville | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Steffenville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Steffenville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Steffenville | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Steffenville | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Steffenville | - | 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 Steffenville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7217650 | 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 735868. 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.
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.