BlockTucker, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Gatewood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63942. It lies near Reed Hill. The Survey maps it on the Gatewood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1941 USGS Gatewood quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Gatewood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Gatewood quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Gatewood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Tucker between 1992 and 2018, burning about 426 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SHERMINATOR |
| 26 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177769-09147-06072018-1835 |
| 6 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Tucker: 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| I M Towell Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| W W Stephens Land | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tucker in 4 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 1 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Tucker | $575,000 | A long track EF-2 tornado began in southeastern Oregon County before crossing over into Ripley County south of Gatewood. A garage was pulled off of a cabin near the Fourche Creek Conservation area. The track then turned northeastward, then reverted to an eastward direction south of Doniphan. Afterwards, the track continued northeastward towards Fairdealing. Wind appears to have caught the overhang of the roof of a home and mostly removed it, pulling down some exterior walls in the process. The tornado crossed into Butler County just north of US-160E. Several homes sustained gutter and shingle damage along the path. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and snapped along the tornado track blocking access to many roads. A large majority of Ripley County lost power as a result of this tornado and the other morning storms, with roughly half the county still without power by midnight. Estimated peak winds for the Ripley County portion, and the tornado as a whole, were 115 mph. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Tucker | - | Hail up to the size of quarters fell to the south of Gatewood near the Fourche Creek Conservation Area. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Tucker | - | Several roads were blocked due to flash flooding in the southwest corner of the county. Early morning rainfall was estimated by radar at 1.5-2.5 inches. Flooding issues transitioned from flash flood to a lengthy lingering flood mid-morning. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Tucker | - | Ongoing flooding of several roads due to overflowing creeks continued through the day. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752586. 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.