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White Church, Missouri

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Sisson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65789. The Survey maps it on the White Church quadrangle.

White Church within Howell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

36 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of White Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 501 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
19 September 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 August 2000Debris and open burning7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 July 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMark Twain National Forestnot named
24 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 April 1998Arson/incendiarism295 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Howell County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of White Church: 11 past producers, 7 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - OnyxCalciumPast Producer
David Clark ProspectIronProspect1940
Elmer Barton MineIronPast Producer1910
Francis Pettijohn ProspectIronProspect
Henry MineIronPast Producer
Nancy Hatcher PropertyIronPast Producer1904
O E Ulrich ProspectIronProspect
Pearl Cook PropertyIronProspect1947
Road CutIronOccurrenceSurface

Every working recorded in Howell County

Storms near this place

30 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Church in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 heavy rain, 2 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 2009Tornado (EF1)White Church$500,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across rural sections of northeast Howell County. The tornado damaged a few homes along with uprooting numerous trees.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Church$80,000Multiple power poles and lines were reported down with nearly 100 homes reported without power.
July 2006Flash FloodWhite Church$10,000A car was washed off of a road while driving through a flooded area. No injuries occurred from this episode that took place near the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway W.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindWhite Church$5,000no account filed
April 2026HailWhite Church-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Multiple trees were reported down north of West Plains.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Several large trees were blown down.
March 2025HailWhite Church-Hail to the size of quarters fell in Peace Valley.
May 2022HailWhite Church-Quarter sized hail was reported.
March 2020HailWhite Church-Quarter sized hail was reported.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Several large tree limbs were reported down in White Church. Report was received via social media.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Several large limbs three to four inches in diameter and about three feet long were reported down on Highway 17 about nine miles from Mountain View.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Several trees were blown down on Highway 17 about six miles north of Highway 160.
May 2016Heavy RainWhite Church-A CO-OP observer reported 2.00 inches of rainfall in 45 minutes.
May 2016Heavy RainWhite Church-A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 3.45 inches was reported.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Several trees and large limbs were blown down.
November 2015Heavy RainWhite Church-There was a report of 3.50 inches of rainfall in a few hours.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-One tree and numerous limbs were blown down.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Several large trees were blown down.
August 2013Heavy RainWhite Church-An observer measured 2.50 inches of rainfall.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Emergency management estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
April 2011Flash FloodWhite Church-A low water crossing on Route N East was closed due to flooding.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-A large tree was reported down by a Sheriffs Deputy.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees.
April 2011HailWhite Church-no account filed
April 2011HailWhite Church-no account filed
March 2006HailWhite Church-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-no account filed
March 2003HailWhite Church-no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindWhite Church-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Howell 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
Peace Valley3.4 miles12
Fanchon5.9 miles12
Olden6.7 miles14
Pomona6.9 miles14
Chapel8.3 miles12
Trask8.8 miles12
West Plains9.1 miles17
Hutton Valley9.2 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728727. 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.