Wakenda, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Eugene Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64633. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carrollton East quadrangle. 467 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 653 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1890 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Carrollton East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,606 words on this townshipHistory of Carroll County, Missouri : Carefully Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Cities, Towns and Villages, Together with a Condensed History of Missouri ; the Constitution of the United States, and State of Missouri ; a Military Record of Its Volunteers in Either Army of the Great Civil War ; General and Local Statistics ; Miscellany ; Reminiscences, Grave, Tragic and Humorous ; Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Citizens Identified with the Interests of the Country, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Eugene Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Eugene Township - 1,606 words.
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Wakenda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 100 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176617-01749-04162018-1626 |
| 7 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190331-01749-03072020-1340 |
| 4 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176394-01749-03042018-1209 |
| 21 February 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wakenda: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Sand Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S & G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Austin England Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Minnis + Trotten Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wakenda in 3 storm reports between 1996 and 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flood | Wakenda | - | The Wakenda Creek near Carrollton crested at 21.75 feet, or 1.75 feet above flood stage. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Wakenda | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakenda | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leta | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| White Rock | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Standish | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Milford | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| South Carrollton | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Carrollton | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bowdry (historical) | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| W B Junction | 8.2 miles | 15 |
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 Wakenda | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3476892 | 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 730242. 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.








