Turkey Ridge, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65583. The Survey maps it on the Ozark Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1943 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Ozark Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Ozark Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Turkey Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 727 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177292-02059-06152018-1214 |
| 11 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128310-02059-06112015-1338 |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Turkey Ridge: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry # 25 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1929 | |
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turkey Ridge in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turkey Ridge | $5,000 | Report of multiple trees down. |
| January 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turkey Ridge | $5,000 | A carport was destroyed. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Turkey Ridge | $2,000 | Heavy thunderstorms produce flooding rains in the Laquey area. A low water corssing on Red Oak Road was flooded and impassable. County road crews were called out to repair several roads that were wahed out as a result of the heavy rainfall and flooding across the county. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turkey Ridge | - | A large tree was blown down across Highway 7 between Richland and Buckhorn. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Turkey Ridge | - | Two sheriff deputies were stranded near Highway 7 and the Gasconade River by high water. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Turkey Ridge | - | Highway 7 just north of Interstate 44 was closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieseweltter Resort | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ozark Springs | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Stillhouse Springs | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Grove | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Laquey | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Buckhorn | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pippin Place | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Richland | 4.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752609. 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.







