Sutherland, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65360. The Survey maps it on the Windsor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1885 USGS Warrensburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Warrensburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Warrensburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Windsor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Sedalia quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
14,319 words on this townshipThe History of Johnson County, Missouri : Including a Reliable History of the Townships, Cities, and Towns, Together with a Map of the County; a Condensed History of Missouri; the State Constitution; an Abstract of the Most Important Laws; the Physical Features of the County; the Early Settlers and Pioneers; the Political and War History; the Religious and Educational History...statistics and Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Jefferson Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Jefferson Township - 14,319 words.
Fires near this place
24 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Sutherland between 2003 and 2020, burning about 200 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179238-04281-08212019-1550 |
| 19 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176679-05130-04062018-1031 |
| 27 April 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179236-04281-04272019-1628 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176857-04281-04242018-1126 |
| 12 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | 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 Sutherland: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Coal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Mine | Coal, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls./Coal | Coal, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sutherland in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Hail | Sutherland | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sutherland | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| New Castle | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Leeton | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Owsley | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Burtville | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Post Oak | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cornelia | 8.8 miles | 20 | |
| Bristle Ridge | 9.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741304. 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.









