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Timber, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Newton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65560. It lies near River Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Round Spring quadrangle.

Timber within Shannon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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

84 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Timber between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,750 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 43 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/incendiarism43
Debris and open burning20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
17 September 2010Naturalunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverDEVILS WELL TRAIL
19 June 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverHECK
14 May 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 May 1997Arson/incendiarism75 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 April 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution25 acresMissouri Department of Conservation200529-10164-04092020-1400
9 April 2016Debris and open burning75 acresMissouri Department of Conservation135517-10164-04092016-1545
9 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 April 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverWATER TOWER WF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shannon County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Timber: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hurt BankIronProspect
Unknown TripoliSilicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Shannon County

Storms near this place

8 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Timber in 8 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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
July 2024Thunderstorm WindTimber$10,000Several trees and limbs were reported down at Pulltite Campground and along EE Highway in Shannon County.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindTimber$5,000A tree fell on a power line along Highway A near Christo Cemetery.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindTimber$5,000A picture of minor damage was received via social media showing fencing blown down and minor damage to a barn and an outbuilding with the roof peeled off. A few large tree branches were also blown down.
March 2025HailTimber-Hail to the size of tennis balls fell in the town of Timber.
March 2023HailTimber-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
March 2023HailTimber-Quarter sized hail was reported via social media.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindTimber-A large tree was reported down on Highway 19 blocking the road.
February 2017HailTimber-Dime to quarter size hail fell for about 15 minutes and covered the ground near the Shannondale Community Church along Highway 19.

Every storm recorded in Shannon 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
Shannondale2.0 miles17
Sinkin (historical)3.4 miles17
Rector5.3 miles22
Round Spring5.7 miles20
Akers6.8 miles22
Mauser Mill6.8 miles20
Ink7.9 miles20
Brushy Mill (historical)9.0 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741322. 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.