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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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 Round Spring quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sinkin quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Round Spring quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Round Spring quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | DEVILS WELL TRAIL |
| 19 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | HECK |
| 14 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200529-10164-04092020-1400 |
| 9 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135517-10164-04092016-1545 |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | WATER TOWER WF |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurt Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Tripoli | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2014Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timber | $10,000 | Several trees and limbs were reported down at Pulltite Campground and along EE Highway in Shannon County. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timber | $5,000 | A tree fell on a power line along Highway A near Christo Cemetery. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timber | $5,000 | A 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 2025 | Hail | Timber | - | Hail to the size of tennis balls fell in the town of Timber. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Timber | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Timber | - | Quarter sized hail was reported via social media. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timber | - | A large tree was reported down on Highway 19 blocking the road. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Timber | - | Dime to quarter size hail fell for about 15 minutes and covered the ground near the Shannondale Community Church along Highway 19. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannondale | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Sinkin (historical) | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rector | 5.3 miles | 22 | |
| Round Spring | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| Akers | 6.8 miles | 22 | |
| Mauser Mill | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Ink | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Brushy Mill (historical) | 9.0 miles | 20 |
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.













