Trask, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hutton Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65548. The Survey maps it on the Trask quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Willow Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Willow Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Trask quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Trask between 1992 and 2016, burning about 1,281 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 295 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Trask: 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spears Gold Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Golf Course Iron Ore Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mayberry Tract | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Nancy Hatcher Property | Iron | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| O E Ulrich Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Spiva Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trask in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 5 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF3) | Trask | 5 hurt, $1,500,000 | NWS Storm Survey concluded that a low end EF-3 tornado with peak wind speeds near 140 mph started 7 miles west northwest of Mountain View in Howell County and travelled east for almost 13 miles before lifting north of Montier in Shannon County. This storm in Howell County severely damaged three homes and completely destroyed a manufactured home, damaged several businesses, and multiple outbuildings were also heavily damaged or destroyed before moving into Shannon County. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Trask | $2,000,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across rural sections of northern Howell County. The tornado damaged several homes and outbuildings. Numerous trees were also uprooted from the tornado. This tornado continued into southeastern Texas County. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Trask | $10,000 | Report of Golf Ball size hail. |
| March 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Trask | $5,000 | A NWS storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down approximately 6 miles west northwest of Mountain View. One half of a roof from a barn was blown off to towards the west. A 12 by 7 foot greenhouse was rolled over to the north. Approximately 20 trees were snapped in various directions. Winds were estimated up to 80 mph. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trask | - | A large tree was reported down on State Highway V south of Highway 60. |
| December 2021 | Flood | Trask | - | Highway RA at Sims Valley Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Trask | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported via MPing. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trask | - | Trees were reported down across Highway 17. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trask | - | Several large tree limbs were reported down. The report was received via social media. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutton Valley | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain View | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Turnerville | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Chapel | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Peace Valley | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| White Church | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Willow Springs | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Burnham | 9.0 miles | 14 |
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 Trask | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27985366 | 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 727762. 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.






