Withers Mill, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Miller Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63401. The Survey maps it on the Hannibal West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1932 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Hannibal West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Withers Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 169 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2020 | Other causes | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230745-06438-08172020-2035 |
| 25 July 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179720-06417-07252019-1010 |
| 21 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178954-06438-05072019-1824 |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177480-06438-04242018-1353 |
| 20 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177319-06417-04202018-1619 |
| 8 March 2020 | Fireworks | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190315-06417-03082020-1635 |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Withers Mill: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poage Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Central Stone #7 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marblehead Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| White Bear Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Withers Mill in 7 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Withers Mill | $35,000 | Two sources reported estimated 70 mph thunderstorm wind gusts west of Hannibal. Multiple instances of damage around Hannibal due to thunderstorm winds were reported, including the destruction of a trailer near Hannibal Regional Hospital. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Withers Mill | - | Thunderstorm winds downed two trees near the split of US 61 and US 24 at the intersection of Route F south of Palmyra. These trees blocked traffic at this intersection. Northeast of Palmyra, thunderstorm winds downed trees along Missouri 168 near Route JJ. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Withers Mill | - | At 7:28 pm CDT, ambulance drivers estimated 70 mph winds near the intersection of Highway 24 and Highway 61 just northwest of Hannibal. Six minutes later, permanent MoDOT signs were reported downed near the intersection of Highway 61 and County Road 421, just east of the initial report. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Withers Mill | - | Large hail up to baseball size fell over southern portions of Marion County. One house sustained siding and window damage. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Withers Mill | - | Thunderstorm winds broke off a large section of a tree. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Withers Mill | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. Some trees were blown down at the intersection of County Road 426 and Highway MM. In Hannibal, numerous trees were blown down. Two large tree limbs landed on two unoccupied cars causing considerable damage to both. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Withers Mill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Bear | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Uva | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Barkley | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Zion Community | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| West Ely | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Oakwood | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mungers | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Helton | 5.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729022. 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.







