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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1945 USGS Willow Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Willow Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS White Church quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 295 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Onyx | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| David Clark Prospect | Iron | Prospect | 1940 | |
| Elmer Barton Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Francis Pettijohn Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Henry Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Nancy Hatcher Property | Iron | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| O E Ulrich Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Pearl Cook Property | Iron | Prospect | 1947 | |
| Road Cut | Iron | Occurrence | Surface |
Storms near this place
30 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | White Church | $500,000 | A 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | $80,000 | Multiple power poles and lines were reported down with nearly 100 homes reported without power. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | White Church | $10,000 | A 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | White Church | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | Multiple trees were reported down north of West Plains. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | Several large trees were blown down. |
| March 2025 | Hail | White Church | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell in Peace Valley. |
| May 2022 | Hail | White Church | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 2020 | Hail | White Church | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | Several large tree limbs were reported down in White Church. Report was received via social media. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | White 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | Several trees were blown down on Highway 17 about six miles north of Highway 160. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | White Church | - | A CO-OP observer reported 2.00 inches of rainfall in 45 minutes. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | White Church | - | A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 3.45 inches was reported. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | Several trees and large limbs were blown down. |
| November 2015 | Heavy Rain | White Church | - | There was a report of 3.50 inches of rainfall in a few hours. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | One tree and numerous limbs were blown down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | Several large trees were blown down. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | White Church | - | An observer measured 2.50 inches of rainfall. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | Emergency management estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | White Church | - | A low water crossing on Route N East was closed due to flooding. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | A large tree was reported down by a Sheriffs Deputy. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees. |
| April 2011 | Hail | White Church | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | White Church | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | White Church | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | White Church | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Church | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Valley | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fanchon | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Olden | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Pomona | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Chapel | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Trask | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| West Plains | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Hutton Valley | 9.2 miles | 14 |
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.






