Swan, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Swan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65759. It lies near Hodge Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Garrison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Garrison quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Swan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,568 acres in total. None started naturally. 46 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 | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | H HIGHWAY |
| 10 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 June 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BLUE RIDGE |
| 4 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | EARLY MORNING |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | FORT BALD |
| 7 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 490 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BRANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Swan: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swan in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2012: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Swan | $500,000 | A tornado touched down in rural sections of the county and caused damage to a home and numerous outbuildings on Essray Road. Intense tree damage also occurred as the tornado tracked into southeastern Christian County. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | $10,000 | A newly constructed barn was destroyed near Essary and Middleton Roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameera (historical) | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Taneyville | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Dickens | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| McFarland (historical) | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Long Beach | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Merriam Woods | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Shepherd of the Hills Estates | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Kissee Mills | 7.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752451. 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.








