Tipton Ford, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Neosho Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64804. It stands on Carver Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tipton Ford quadrangle. It stands 945 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1916 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Tipton Ford quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Tipton Ford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 350 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179216-07341-09292019-1036 |
| 28 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179214-07341-09262019-1903 |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179195-07341-09232019-1332 |
| 22 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 86 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 86 workings within 5 miles of Tipton Ford: 86 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, 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 - Coal & Zn | Coal, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ailsworth Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cornwall Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cedar Creek Mines | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Shaitel Land | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Shartel Property | Zinc | Past Producer | 1929, 1943 | |
| Unknown - Zn | Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tipton Ford in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton Ford | $20,000 | Two power poles, a few trees and numerous limbs were reported down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton Ford | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down or uprooted. One home suffered minor roof damage. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton Ford | - | Several large limbs were reported down via social media. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Tipton Ford | - | The bridge at the intersection of Martin and Elder Roads was reported as underwater as Carver Creek flowed out of its banks. . |
| May 2020 | Flood | Tipton Ford | - | A non-life threatening water rescue occurred when Shoal Creek water levels rose and backed up into a tributary which resulted in a group of campers becoming encircled by water. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Tipton Ford | - | Nickle size hail was reported at I-49 and Highway V south of Joplin. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Tipton Ford | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Tipton Ford | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Tipton Ford | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Tipton Ford | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Tipton Ford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spurgeon | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Saginaw | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Shoal Creek Estates | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Fredville | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Silver Creek | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Leawood | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cliff Village | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Spring City | 5.8 miles | 16 |
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 Tipton Ford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471052 | 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 741324. 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.





