Swedeborg, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65556. The Survey maps it on the Crocker quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Crocker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Swedeborg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,872 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128775-08519-09212015-1445 |
| 19 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 127931-08519-06022015-1654 |
| 5 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 May 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Swedeborg: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeth Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lentz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Moccasin Bend Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swedeborg in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 | Flash Flood | Swedeborg | 2 killed | Several vehicles were washed off of roadways in two separate incidents around Crocker, Missouri. One occurred along the headwaters of Tavern Creek. The other incident was near the Gasconade River. Two people drowned when their car was swept off of Highway O near Dixon. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Swedeborg | $10,000 | Report of 2 inch size hail. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swedeborg | - | A tree was blown down blocking Highway U west of Crocker. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swedeborg | - | A large tree was reported down on Highway 133. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swedeborg | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Swedeborg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Swedeborg | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Swedeborg | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Swedeborg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Crocker | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ozark Springs | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Richland | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Kieseweltter Resort | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Turkey Ridge | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Pippin Place | 6.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727372. 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.






