Sycamore, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pine Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65760. It lies near Lottie Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Sycamore quadrangle.
On record in Sycamore
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Hodgson-Aid Milllisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 12 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.
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Gainesville 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
- 1968 USGS Sycamore quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Sycamore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,757 acres in total. 4 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230713-07726-09172020-1550 |
| 17 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 August 1995 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 August 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sycamore: 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| John Skiles | Iron | Prospect | 1953 | |
| South Missouri Land Co Number One | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
33 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sycamore in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 23 flood, 6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | $28,000 | A barn and several outbuildings suffered minor to moderate damage. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | $15,000 | A barn suffered moderate damage. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Sycamore | - | Missouri Route 181 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Missouri Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Sycamore | - | State Highway 181 was closed due to flooding of Bryant Creek. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Sycamore | - | State Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Sycamore | - | State Highway 181 was closed due to flooding of Bryant Creek. |
| August 2024 | Flood | Sycamore | - | MO 181 was closed at Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| July 2024 | Flood | Sycamore | - | The low water crossing at Highway 181 and Bryant Creek was reported to be closed due to flooding. |
| December 2024 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 was closed due to flooding at Bryant Creek. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 was closed at the Bryant Creek low water crossing due to flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| January 2021 | Flash Flood | Sycamore | - | Heavy rainfall caused Bryant Creek to flood making Missouri Route 181 impassable. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Sycamore | - | The low water crossing on Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| December 2021 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Sycamore | - | State Highway 181 was closed due to flooding at Bryant Creek. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Sycamore | - | State Highway 181 was closed at Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 was closed due to flooding at the Bryant Creek low water crossing. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 was closed due to flooding over the Bryant Creek low water crossing. |
| October 2020 | Flood | Sycamore | - | State Highway 181 was closed at Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Missouri Route 181 was closed in both directions just south of County Road 176 due to flooding. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Sycamore | - | State Highway 181 was closed due to flooding along Bryant Creek. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Sycamore | - | State Higway 181 was closed near Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2012 | Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 on Bryant Creek was flooded and closed. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Sycamore | - | Highway 181 was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Sycamore | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Sycamore | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormis | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cross Roads | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Zanoni | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Bird Springs | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Toccoa | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Luna | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Trail | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Althea | 4.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741309. 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.










