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Terrell, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65738. It stands on Terrell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Republic quadrangle.

Terrell within Christian County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Terrell between 1992 and 2014, burning about 50 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 burning5
Arson/incendiarism4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWilson's Creek National BattlefieldWELDON 05
27 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use30 acresWilson's Creek National BattlefieldDRAGGER
9 April 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWilson's Creek National BattlefieldROAD 182
14 March 1996Arson/incendiarism1.1 acresWilson's Creek National BattlefieldBEETLE
1 March 1994Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 February 2006Debris and open burning1.5 acresWilson's Creek National BattlefieldLOGAN 06
2 February 1992Smoking2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Christian County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Terrell: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Clever Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bayliss LandIronPast Producer
UnknownIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronProspect
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Christian County

Storms near this place

31 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Terrell in 31 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2019Tornado (EF0)Terrell$30,000A National Weather Service survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado began west of Highway ZZ where numerous trees were snapped and large limbs were broken. The tornado then continued to the east and knocked over four metal power poles and downed power lines. The tornado then crossed West Blue Springs Road and into Greene County. The tornado was on the ground for a total length of 4.75 miles, 4.25 of which were in Christian County. The tornado was on the ground for a total of 7 minutes with maximum wind of 85 miles per hour.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindTerrell$25,000Six metal power poles were bent in half and numerous trees were downed by high winds.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindTerrell$5,000The roof of an outbuilding sustained significant damage.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindTerrell$5,000Damage to the roof of an outbuilding/large shed occurred from thunderstorm winds.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindTerrell$5,000Winds associated with a severe thunderstorm downed a large tree onto a house. An outbuilding was also blown over on north Old Mill road south of the town of Battlefield.
May 2017Flash FloodTerrell$2,000The low water crossing at Kerr Road and Holder Road in Christian County was flooded. There was one vehicle stalled in the flood water.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindTerrell$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Nelson Road.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindTerrell$1,000The tops of 8 inch trees were reported snapped off. Large bales of hay were rolled through and damaged fencing. A few bales crossed Highway 22.
March 2026FloodTerrell-Wilson Road was closed due to flooding.
April 2026HailTerrell-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindTerrell-A large tree was reported down blocking Highway P.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindTerrell-A large tree was reported down and blocking bridge access.
May 2025Flash FloodTerrell-Reports of two feet of water over the roadway making it impassable.
May 2025FloodTerrell-Wilson Road was flooded from the heavy rainfall.
August 2022Flash FloodTerrell-Wilsons Creek at Old Limey Road was flooded and impassable due to heavy rain and flooding.
August 2022FloodTerrell-Old Limey Road at Wilsons Creek was flooded and impassable.
March 2020Flash FloodTerrell-Wilsons Creek at Old Limey Rood was flooded and closed the road.
February 2020FloodTerrell-The low water crossing on Old Limey Road at the Wilsons Creek was impassible due to flooding over the roadway.
February 2020FloodTerrell-Old Limey Road at the Wilsons Creek low water crossing was impassible due to flooding over the roadway.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindTerrell-Numerous 15 to 24 inch trees were reported down. All trees were laying to the north.
May 2018Heavy RainTerrell-A rainfall report of 2.03 inches fell in 24 hours.
August 2018Heavy RainTerrell-The COCORAHS station MO-CR-20 reported a rainfall total of 5.05 inches.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindTerrell-Several large tree limbs were blown down on Holder Road east of Highway ZZ.
June 2016Flash FloodTerrell-The intersection of Highway P and County Road 149 was flooded.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindTerrell-A large tree was blown down.
December 2015Heavy RainTerrell-There was a report of 4.88 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindTerrell-Numerous large tree limbs were snapped.
October 2009Flash FloodTerrell-The office of Emergency Management reported a water rescue at the intersection of Farm Road 186 and 99 near Terrill Creek.
October 2009Flash FloodTerrell-Highway P was closed due to flooding.
May 2018HailTerrell-no account filed
May 2017HailTerrell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Christian County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Griffin2.2 miles20
Guin3.9 miles21
Boaz4.5 miles20
Clever4.6 miles20
Billings7.1 miles19
Nixa7.1 miles21
Fremont Hills9.1 miles23
Riverdale9.1 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741318. 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.