Wood Hill, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65622. The Survey maps it on the Buffalo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Wood Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,763 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190497-03016-04152019-1000 |
| 1 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 March 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wood Hill: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Siegel Mines | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| James Evans Prospect | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Rambo Mine | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wood Hill in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood Hill | $50,000 | Several power poles and lines were down along Highway 73. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Wood Hill | $30,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with winds up to 80mph briefly touched down north of Pumpkin Center. Damage included several outbuildings including a concrete block milk barn. Roofing tin from another barn was blown north, east and south of the barn. Trees were also uprooted. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood Hill | $15,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey concluded that straight line winds of 80 mph tossed two large metal carports and uprooted a couple of trees. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Wood Hill | $5,000 | A NWS storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in rural Dallas County. A detached garage was separated from the foundation and blown 5 feet to the west. A large sliding door from a shop was peeled off and thrown approximately 80 yards to the northeast. Approximately 7 trees were snapped around the farm. Several shingles were peeled off a home. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Wood Hill | - | A 24 hour rainfall of 2.50 inches was measured. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Wood Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Center | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Plad | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dallion Ford (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hackler Ford (historical) | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Tilden | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Louisburg | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Windyville | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mathis | 6.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735924. 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.






