Thornfield, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Thornfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65762. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thornfield quadrangle. It stands 807 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1936 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1945 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Thornfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,439 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.6 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | GOGAN |
| 6 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.2 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SECTION 19 |
| 6 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BUZZARD |
| 20 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | WALLACE 2 |
| 15 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 44 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ARROWHEAD |
| 14 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | MARSHFIELD 2 |
| 10 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.2 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 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 Thornfield: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Land | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Newton Mining Co Land | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thornfield in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power poles were blown down along with numerous power outages. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | $10,000 | Severe winds associated with a line of thunderstorms removed shingles from the roof of a home and a barn. Several large cedar trees were uprooted with damage to other trees occurring as well. |
| May 2025 | Heavy Rain | Thornfield | - | Storm total rainfall amount of 8.60 inches from May 23 through May 27. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Thornfield | - | The Little North Fork River at Thornfield exceeded flood stage, rising nearly 10 feet in less than two hours due to heavy rainfall. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Thornfield | - | The Mesonet station TFDM7 at Thornfield measured a 24-hour rainfall total of 8.64 inches. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Thornfield | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Thornfield | - | The little North Fork River at Thornfield reached flood stage impacting the low water crossing. The river rose four feet in a short period of time. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | A large tree was uprooted and blocking the road on JJ Highway. Additional trees were blocking Highway 95 between Highway 5 and Thornfield. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down in Thornfield. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Thornfield | - | Highway D north of Thornfield was flooded and impassable. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Thornfield | - | A portion of Highway 95 in northwest Ozark County was flooded and impassable. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | A large tree was blown down and blocked a portion of Highway 95. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | A tree was blown down near Route JJ and Highway 95. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Thornfield | - | A low water crossing on state Highway 95 was flooded and closed. |
| November 2005 | Flash Flood | Thornfield | - | Creeks reported out of their banks. Rainfall amount of 3.75 inches reported. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | Several tree limbs were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | Large tree was down along Highway D near Thornfield. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Thornfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Thornfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornfield | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Thornfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pondfork | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Summit City | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Foil | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Toledo | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Nottinghill | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Longrun | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Noble | 5.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Thornfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3470978 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752535. 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.











