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Wayne, Missouri

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Exeter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65647. The Survey maps it on the Exeter quadrangle.

Wayne within Barry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 12 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

52 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Wayne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 283 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/undetermined28
Debris and open burning18
Equipment and vehicle use4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
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
5 August 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220582-00514-07202020-1637
12 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220581-00514-07122020-1420
12 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177665-00514-07122018-1402
18 June 2018Equipment and vehicle use7.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177664-00514-06182018-1352
5 May 2001Debris and open burning25 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 May 2001Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Barry County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Wayne: 6 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Washburn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Barry County

Storms near this place

6 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayne in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
January 2008Tornado (EF1)Wayne$300,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado developed along a squall line, and tracked across rural areas south of Cassville. A few houses and outbuildings sustained damage. Numerous trees were also damaged from this tornado.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindWayne$5,000Several trees were reported down with minor roof damage to a home.
September 2025HailWayne-Hail to the size of quarters fell at Highway 37 and Farm Road 2212 near Wayne.
December 2017HailWayne-There was a picture on social media of half dollar size hail south of Exeter near Wayne, Missouri.
April 2017Flash FloodWayne-A large section of Highway AA near the intersection of Farm Road 2212 was flooded.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindWayne-Small to medium size limbs were blown down by winds estimated up to 60 mph.

Every storm recorded in Barry 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
Exeter2.6 miles12
Washburn3.5 miles13
Pasley4.0 miles12
Ridgley5.1 miles14
Cassville5.6 miles13
Hilltop5.7 miles13
Thompsons Corner5.8 miles13
El Paso (historical)6.0 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728435. 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.