Waldron, Missouri
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Waldron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64092. It lies near Parker Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Wolcott quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 37 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 Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1934 USGS Bonner Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Wolcott quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Bonner Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Wolcott quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Wolcott quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Waldron between 2007 and 2020, burning about 326 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 19532 |
| 16 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 5017785 |
| 9 March 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wyandotte County | 5418 |
| 7 March 2015 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 5004734 |
| 7 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 5004716 |
| 5 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyandotte County | 5020 |
| 4 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Wyandotte County | 4999 |
| 22 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 245 |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Waldron: 28 past producers. None of them 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 S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Babcock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Farley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hampton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hevalow & Shields Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oberdick Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pratt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waldron in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 hail, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | A swath of straight-line wind damage occurred near a mesovortex that developed within a line of thunderstorms on the evening of May 6, beginning near Piper in Wyandotte County. Several trees were downed along a path from Donahoo Road to Polfer Road, crossing 123rd Street between Polfer Road and Marxen Road. In this area, several larger trees and limbs were downed, with a couple uprooted. The swath of winds progressed toward Wolcott Drive and Tontine Road, where several trees were downed, snapped, or uprooted. A private weather station reported a 60-mph gust in this area at this time, but stronger winds were likely present given the nature of the tree damage. The damaging winds crossed the Missouri River and reached Missouri State Highway 45 north of Waldron, where multiple small trees or limbs were damaged as well. No discernible damage was noted to the northeast of this area. Damage along the path was all directed to the north- northeast, which corroborates with radar data from the Terminal Doppler Radar at TMCI. This straight-line wind event preceded the tornado that eventually developed near Hoover in Platte County a few minutes later. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | After 1-2 inches of rain fell over a short period of time there was flooding along Jones-Myer Road and Hillsboro Road near Waldron. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Highway 45 between NW Jones Myer Road and NW Baker Road was closed by MODOT due to water over the road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Trees were down across HWY 45 near Waldron. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Highway 45 at Dry Lake Road was closed due to water over the road. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Waldron | - | A vehicle had some minor dents from 1.25 inch hail. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph, with a large Bradford Pear tree blown over. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Waldron | - | The Platte County Sheriff Office reported nickel-size hail at Waldron. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Waldron | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Waldron | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farley | 4.6 miles | 46 | |
| Hampton | 5.2 miles | 37 | |
| Weatherby Lake | 5.3 miles | 40 | |
| Tiffany Springs | 5.8 miles | 37 | |
| Parkville | 6.2 miles | 40 | |
| East Leavenworth | 7.1 miles | 46 | |
| Tarrytown | 7.5 miles | 37 | |
| Platte Woods | 7.7 miles | 40 |
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 Waldron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3469238 | 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 728252. 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.











