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Viburnum, Missouri

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Dent Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65566. The Survey maps it on the Viburnum West quadrangle. 667 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,270 feet above sea level.

Viburnum within Iron County

Population over time

2 figures

Viburnum fell from 693 to 667 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010693
2020667-26 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

159 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Viburnum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,734 acres in total. None started naturally. 89 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
Arson/incendiarism89
Debris and open burning45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1999Arson/incendiarism10 acresMark Twain National ForestGOODWATER FIRE
29 August 1995Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresMark Twain National ForestBLACKJACK
13 August 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestAIRPORT ROAD
19 July 2012Equipment and vehicle use14 acresMark Twain National ForestBARB
9 April 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National Forest2711
9 April 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National Forestnot named
8 April 2011Debris and open burning3.3 acresMark Twain National ForestPINERY
8 April 1995Debris and open burning37 acresMark Twain National ForestBEEFSTEAK HOLLOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Iron County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Viburnum: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Nickel. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Viburnum No.'s 27, 28, 29, and 35 (Casteel) minesLead, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, NickelProducer1955, 1960
Central ServicesLeadUnknown
Adams PropertyIronOccurrence
Mine Lamotte Bank No. 1IronPast Producer
Prewitt MountainIronOccurrence

Every working recorded in Iron County

Storms near this place

28 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Viburnum in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 13 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024HailViburnum-Trained spotter and social media reported 2 inch hailstones in and near Viburnum.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree over and onto Highway Y on the north side of Viburnum.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds blew down several 40 foot tall, one foot diameter oak trees onto Highway 49 just west northwest of Viburnum.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along Highway 49 between Viburnum and Bixby.
April 2018HailViburnum-A wide swath of large hail fell across northern Iron County. One inch hail was reported in Viburnum, Bixby and just south of Council Bluff Lake.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town.
April 2017Flash FloodViburnum-Between 7 and 10 inches of rain fell causing widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads across the county were flooded and closed including Routes C, F, D, and CC, as well as Highways 72, 143 and 221. Big Creek RV Park was flooded and had to be evacuated. The Missouri Pacific railroad tracks south of Annapolis were undermined by the flood water and a section was washed out. Also, several bridges had both ends washed out due to the flash flooding.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees, as well as numerous tree limbs and powerlines.
April 2013Flash FloodViburnum-Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over portions of Iron County causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded. Highway 49 just south of Viburnum was washed away by the flood waters. Also, Highway 21 was impassable in spots.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds blew down a 10 inch diameter tree across Highway 49, just northwest of Viburnum.
April 2011Flash FloodViburnum-Between 6 and 9 inches of rain fell over several days causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Route F northeast of Vulcan and Highway 49 near Annapolis.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines in Viburnum and along Highway Y north of town. One tree fell onto a house causing moderate damage. Also, several of the trees fell onto Highway Y blocking it for a time.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs. One large tree limb fell onto the roof of a house causing minor damage.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Several large trees were blown down.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Thunderstorm winds lifted a small section of tin roof off of the firehouse in Viburnum.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindViburnum-The County Sheriff reported some trees down and nickel size hail.
October 2004HailViburnum-The County Sheriff reported golfball size hail.
March 2002HailViburnum-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail in Viburnum.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindViburnum-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph by a county sherrif deputy.
April 1994HailViburnum-Golf ball-size hail was reported by the county sheriff.
April 1994HailViburnum-Reported by the public.
May 2018HailViburnum-no account filed
November 2017HailViburnum-no account filed
May 2009HailViburnum-no account filed
June 2009HailViburnum-no account filed
April 2006HailViburnum-no account filed
May 1996HailViburnum-no account filed
October 1996HailViburnum-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Iron County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bixby3.9 miles22
Good Water4.7 miles22
Red Point4.7 miles22
East End6.0 miles22
Buick7.5 miles20
Maxwells Mill8.7 miles20
Goodland8.9 miles22
Redmondville10.8 miles20

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 ViburnumAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q771422The 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 752704. 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.