Sylvania, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Cedar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65682. It stands on Big George Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jerico Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Jerico Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Sylvania between 1994 and 1998, burning about 213 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 March 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 January 1998 | Debris and open burning | 180 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Sylvania: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Taylor Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sylvania in 9 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | $5,000 | Trees were down near Highway E and Highway D in Dade County. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Sylvania | - | An intersection on State Highway D was underwater and impassable. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Sylvania | - | A Mesonet station located two miles east-northeast of Sylvania in Dade County measured 4.40 inches of storm total rainfall. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Sylvania | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Sylvania | - | The low water crossing on Highway VV at Horse Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Sylvania | - | Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding along several sections of Highway E and Highway D. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | - | One tree was blown down. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Sylvania | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Sylvania | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sims Point | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Grays Valley | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Flory (historical) | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Davenport | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cedarville | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Neola | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Arcola | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lockwood | 9.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727423. 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.









