Teresita, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Montier Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65438. The Survey maps it on the Mountain View quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1945 USGS Montier quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Montier quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Teresita between 1992 and 2017, burning about 906 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 387 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | RENEGAR |
| 11 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.8 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | KODIAK 2 |
| 4 July 1993 | Fireworks | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | BLUESPRING |
| 8 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 72 acres | Ozark National Scenic River | MCDONALD |
| 2 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 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 Teresita: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher-Melton Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1954 | |
| Garrison Tract | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Lola Farrar Prospect | Iron | Prospect | Surface | |
| Melton Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Neighbors John Land | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Smith Pleasant Land | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Talkington Bank | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Teresita in 8 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF3) | Teresita | $50,000 | NWS Storm Survey concluded that a low end EF-3 tornado with peak wind speeds near 140 mph caused damage to homes and businesses in Howell County before moving into Shannon County and lifting north of Montier in Shannon County. The tornado in Shannon County uprooted or snapped numerous trees and damaged several outbuildings. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teresita | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds resulted in 600 power outages in the Mountain View, Birch Tree and Winona areas from downed power lines and poles. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teresita | $20,000 | Several trees were reported down on power lines. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teresita | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power lines. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teresita | $1,000 | Several large tree limbs were blown down on to a mobile home and caused minor damage. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Teresita | - | Route TT between County Road 683 and Route T due to flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Teresita | - | Route TT was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teresita | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montier | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Congo (historical) | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Not | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Birch Tree | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Tin Roof (historical) | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Oakside | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bartlett | 11.4 miles | 22 | |
| Buckhart Springs (historical) | 13.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741316. 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.






