Wheelerville, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Crane Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65605. The Survey maps it on the Jenkins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1942 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Wheelerville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 994 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Wheelerville: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 - Lead-Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Upshur Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheelerville in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Wheelerville | - | Farm Road 1232 was flooded at a low water area. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelerville | - | The top of a large tree was snapped off on Highway 248 approximately one mile west of Highway D. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Wheelerville | - | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado developed along a squall line and tracked across rural sections of Barry and Stone counties. In Barry County, damage mainly consisted of trees. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelerville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed large trees on Highway 248 at the Barry and Stone county line. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelerville | - | A trained spotter reported severe thunderstorm wind damage to a mobile home near the community of Wheelerville. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Wheelerville | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Wheelerville | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Wheelerville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wheelerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Wheelerville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Wheelerville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholten | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Revisville | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Leann | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Osa | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Jenkins | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Flat Creek (historical) | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Madry | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cato | 8.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728694. 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.









