Tecumseh, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dawt Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65760. It stands on Bryant Creek. The Survey maps it on the Udall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 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 Udall quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Tecumseh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 640 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 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 Tecumseh: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Everett Mahan Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Garrett Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| L M Strong Pit | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tecumseh in 32 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 13 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Tecumseh | $50,000 | A brief tornado touched down near the community of Tecumseh. Several large trees were snapped along Highway 160 near Cloud Nine Resort. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | $15,000 | The electric cooperative reported limbs and power lines down near Tecumseh. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | $5,000 | A couple trees were blown down. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Tecumseh | $50 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Tecumseh | - | The CoCoRaHS station MO-OZ-13 located 2.2 miles southeast of Tecumseh measured a 2-day rainfall total of 9.09 inches. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Tecumseh | - | County Road 551 at Bridges Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | Several trees and limbs were blown down in the Tecumseh and Hardenville areas. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Tecumseh | - | Tecumseh Fire Department reported water over the road at several spots. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | Several tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Tecumseh | - | County Road 551 was flooded due to water from Norfork Lake. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | Small trees between 4 to 5 inches in diameter were blown down. Small hail was reported but size was unknown. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Tecumseh | - | COOP observer reported 3.50 inches of rainfall. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Tecumseh | - | Several low water crossings were closed across eastern portions of the county due to flooding. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Tecumseh | - | Smokey Road was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | A derecho that swept across southwestern Missouri during the early morning hours of July 4th downed numerous trees across Ozark County. |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Tecumseh | - | An isolated thunderstorm produced between one and two inches of rain causing flooding of a low water crossing along Highway PP at the North Fork of the White River. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Tecumseh | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawt Mill | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dawt | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Udall Landing | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Udall | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Fay | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Sharp | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hardenville | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Luna | 4.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727512. 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.










