Toccoa, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65637. It lies near Dora Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Dora quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 15 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.
- 1939 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Dora quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Dora quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Toccoa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,908 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230713-07726-09172020-1550 |
| 17 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 37 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 August 1995 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Toccoa: 4 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| John Skiles | Iron | Prospect | 1953 | |
| Pratt Land | Iron | Prospect | ||
| South Missouri Land Co Number One | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| South Missouri Land Co Number Two | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Toccoa in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toccoa | $20,000 | Two barns suffered minor to moderate damage from high winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toccoa | $1,000 | Several large tree branches and power lines were blown down. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Toccoa | - | Highway 181 was closed just west of Route H due to flooding. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toccoa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Springs | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cross Roads | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dora | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Trail | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sycamore | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| High Place Lookout Tower | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dormis | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Mound | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 733800. 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.










