Windyville, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Jasper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65783. It sits by Burtin Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Windyville quadrangle. It stands 1,073 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1939 USGS Long Lane quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Long Lane quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Windyville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Windyville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,345 acres in total. None started naturally. 55 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220617-03016-07242020-0600 |
| 10 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 46 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Windyville: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siegel Mines | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Windyville in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | 1 hurt | Downburst winds downed several trees at Bennett Springs State Park. One person sustained injuries from a large tree that fell. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Windyville | $200,000 | Hail up to two inches in size was reported at the Bennett's Spring State Park. Several vehicles were damaged. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | $10,000 | Several trees were uprooted or broken and a barn suffered moderate roof and siding damage. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | $10,000 | Several pictures from social media showed a tree blown down on a camper near Windyville. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | $2,000 | Two medium to large size trees uprooted in Windyville. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree just north of Windyville on State Highway K. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Windyville | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in a mainly rural area. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Windyville | - | Social media video reported elevated streamflow and flooding near a residence at the Bennett Spring State Park dam. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | Windyville | - | Bennett Springs Campground was evacuated as the river flooded the campground. Several campers were stranded and had to be rescued from cabins. No injuries occurred. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | - | Several large trees and tree branches were blown down about three miles northeast of Windyville. There were pictures on social media. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Windyville | - | The Niangua River was out of its banks at Bennett Springs State Park along Highway 64. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Windyville | - | There was a water rescue at the Niangua River Oasis Campground near Lebanon. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | - | Dallas County 911 reported a tree was blown down on Moon Valley Road east of Windyville. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Windyville | - | Five people were rescued from a cabin at Bennett Spring State Park. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Windyville | - | Two feet of water was reported over Route OO near the Niangua River. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Windyville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Windyville | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Windyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Windyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Windyville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windyville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Windyville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hackler Ford (historical) | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Dallion Ford (historical) | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Plad | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar Ridge | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wood Hill | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Long Lane | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Wall Street | 6.7 miles | 14 |
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 Windyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3469148 | 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 728994. 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.






