Thomasville, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Moore Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65438. It stands on Middle Fork Eleven Point River. The Survey maps it on the Thomasville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 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 Thomasville quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Thomasville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Thomasville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 364 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178829-07524-05172019-1820 |
| 12 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177019-07523-05122018-1630 |
| 5 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 199 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CAMP HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Thomasville: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doss and Harper Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface | |
| Old Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Old Russell Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limonite | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limonite | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Virgil Bay | Iron | Past Producer | 1943 |
Storms near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thomasville in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 7 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Thomasville | $50,000 | One to two inches of rain fell over Oregon County. Any areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. The community of Thayer appeared to be impacted the most. Several homes and businesses were flooded. Also in Thayer, a section of Highway 63 was impassable to motorists due to flash flooding. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Thomasville | - | Missouri Route 99 was closed between Highway 160 and Middle Fork Eleven Point River due to flooding. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Thomasville | - | Significant flooding was reported in streets and fields around Thomasville. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Thomasville | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell between Birch Tree and Thomasville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomasville | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomasville | - | Several trees were blown down across Highway 99. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Thomasville | - | The low water crossing on Highway 99 along the Eleven Point River was flooded. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Thomasville | - | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in an open field southeast of Thomasville. The tornado did very little damage, and wind speeds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Thomasville | - | This flooding is a continution of the flash flooding. Widespread flooding continued for several days after the rain ended. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Thomasville | - | Heavy rain flooded a section of Highway A near its intersection with Fredrick Creek, a section of Highway 142 near its intersection with the Spring River, and another section of Highway 142 near its intersection with the Eleven Point River. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomasville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomasville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Thomasville | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Thomasville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Thomasville | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Thomasville | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Thomasville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Thomasville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rover | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Huddleston | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Woodside | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Greer | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Alton | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Elliot Ford | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Hunter Crossing | 10.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735883. 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.







