Tin Town, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Mooney Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65622. It lies near Lucas Knob. The Survey maps it on the Fair Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Fair Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Tin Town between 1995 and 2020, burning about 273 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tin Town: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tin Town in 19 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 6 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Tin Town | $25,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado damaged a home, a barn, and power poles in rural southeast Polk County. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Tin Town | $3,000 | This is a continuation of an EF-0 tornado that touched down in Greene County. Once the tornado crossed into Polk County, it continued it's intermittent path northeast, intermittently uprooting trees and causing limb damage for 3.7 miles before crossing into Dallas County. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tin Town | $2,000 | A small barn was heavily damaged. A house had minor roof damage. Several trees were blown down near Road 244th and Road 215th. Time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Tin Town | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Tin Town | - | Missouri Highway 215 at the Little Wilsons Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Tin Town | - | Highway 215 at a tributary of the Little Wilsons Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Tin Town | - | Report of quarter size hail. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tin Town | - | Significant tree damage, with limbs of 6 to 8 inches down, was reported along Highway AF and Farm Road 2. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Tin Town | - | Over eight feet of water was over State Highway 215 at the Pomme De Terre River. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Tin Town | - | State Highway 215 flooded and was impassable at the Pomme De Terre River. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Tin Town | - | Excessive rain caused flooding on Highway 215 at the Pomme De Terre River closing the road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tin Town | - | A tree fell and blocked a roadway on 240th Road northeast of Pleasant Hope. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tin Town | - | Several large trees were uprooted. The report was received via social media. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tin Town | - | Several large limbs were blown down and wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Tin Town | - | The Little Pomme de Terre River flowed out of its banks flooding Highway 535. Several other low water crossings in southeast Polk County flooded along the Little Pomme de Terre river including Highways 530...182...562...502...and 244. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Tin Town | - | A spotter measured 3.20 inches of rain. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Tin Town | - | Highway 215 near the Pomme De Terre River was closed due to flooding. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Tin Town | - | Highway 215 near the Pomme De Terre River was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Tin Town | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnight | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Rock Prairie | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Hope | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Rex | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Schofield | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Brighton | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Van | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sunset | 9.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735884. 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.








