Iron County, Missouri

78 topographic sheets cover 35 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

6 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States

Iron County within Missouri

What the record shows

776 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings, 1 site and 1 district.
3 of the 6 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 35 populated places in this county; 35 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Fort Davidson	site	1970	70000332
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church	building	1979	79001364
Iron County Courthouse Buildings	building	1979	79001363
Ironton Lodge Hall	building	2013	13000191
St. Paul's Episcopal Church	building	1969	69000107
Ursuline Academy-Arcadia College Historic District	district	1998	98000816

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

315 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 315 of them, burning about 9,474 acres. 3 started naturally and 136 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Arson/incendiarism	136
Debris and open burning	86
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	41
Power generation/transmission/distribution	20
Equipment and vehicle use	14
Recreation and ceremony	8
Natural	3
Smoking	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Five of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
3 April 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	644 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	BLAIR
28 June 2012	Arson/incendiarism	616 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	EAST END
12 April 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	542 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	CROOKED TRUCK TRAIL
4 November 2008	Arson/incendiarism	414 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	MILL ROCK CREEK
19 March 1995	Arson/incendiarism	343 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	NEAL'S CREEK #1
14 February 1996	Arson/incendiarism	287 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	GUNSTOCK
2 April 1997	Debris and open burning	280 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
5 November 2010	Arson/incendiarism	238 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	HICKORY GROVE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1950 to 2025

60 of 222 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 222 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 27 injuries and about $10,146,300 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	88
Hail	80
Tornado	27
Flash Flood	22
Heavy Rain	2
Flood	2
Lightning	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
September 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Glover	1 killed, 1 hurt, $30,000	A dead tree fell onto a vehicle that was traveling southbound on Highway 21, injuring the driver and killing the passenger. A witness trailing the vehicle reported there was only light wind and rain, as did a Missouri State Trooper. The vehicle was destroyed.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Countywide	1 killed, $5,500,000	no account filed
November 2024	Flash Flood	Middle Brook	1 killed, $60,000	Flash flooding caused 1 fatality near Knob Creek in Ironton. It also resulted in swift water rescues along County Road 207 in Arcadia and on State Highway C near Annapolis. A car was pushed off a bridge and into the St. Francois River at State Highway U and County Road 31. Water was covering the bridge at the time.
July 2001	Flash Flood	Annapolis	6 hurt	no account filed
December 1967	Tornado (F4)	not stated	5 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
January 1950	Tornado (F2)	not stated	5 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
April 1972	Tornado (F2)	not stated	4 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
July 2000	Lightning	Arcadia	4 hurt	Four Boy Scouts were injured by a lightning strike while camping on Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest peak in Missouri. The lightning hit a pine tree about 130 feet away. The electricity apparently went through the roots into the boys tent, blowing 4 holes into the bottom of the tent. One boy was knock unconscious. He was not breathing and would likely have died were it not for CPR applied by one of the Scout Leaders. The other boys suffered burns from first to third degree on their backs and arms.
March 2025	Tornado (EF3)	Des Arc	2 hurt, $800,000	In Iron County the tornado caused some of its most significant damage in Des Arc where residences were significantly damaged. Two injuries were confirmed here. The tornado continued to track northeast beyond Des Arc where it caused damage to a few more residences, an outbuilding, and numerous trees. It then exited into Madison County. In Iron County the tornado was rated EF-3 with a path length of 7.64 miles and a maximum path width of 800 yards.
December 1982	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
December 2015	Flash Flood	Brunot	$220,000	Between 5 and 6 inches of rain fell in a 48 hour period between December 26th and December 28th. There were two waves of rainfall, the second wave caused flash flooding in Iron County. One vehicle became stranded at a low water crossing on County Road 160 just south of Route F, around 545 am on December 28th. The occupant(s) were able to get out, but video from the scene several hours later showed the vehicle being pushed as the current from Brushy Creek became strong enough to lift the SUV and float it downstream. Numerous other roads were flooded including Highway 21 between Routes AA and CC, Highway 221 from Highway 21 through the town of Pilot Knob, Route E over Marble Creek and Route N over the East Fork Black River.
March 2008	Flash Flood	Vulcan	$200,000	Up to 6 inches of rain fell on already saturated soils in Iron county from the late evening hours of March 17th through March 18th. Numerous roads were covered with water countywide. Also, 8 to 10 homes in Des Arc were flooded and the bridge north of town on Highway 143 was washed out. In the Ironton/Arcadia area, Knob Creek and Stouts Creek were out of their banks and overtopping the bridge that goes over them. Highway D, Highway 21 were impassable in spots and Highway 49 about half a mile south of Highway 72 was flooded.
July 1998	Flash Flood	Countywide	$200,000	no account filed
October 1984	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
April 1972	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Belleview	$10,000	Power lines were downed and there was tree damage in and around Highway 21 and County Road 27 just north of Belleview. Power poles were snapped on Highway 21 just northwest of Pilot Knob.
May 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Vulcan	$10,000	The tornado continued to track northeast along County Road 149. It snapped off or uprooted numerous trees. Also, a house sustained minor shingle damage to its roof. Then the tornado shifted its track a bit more easterly eventually crossing County Road 147, then Highway 49 around three quarters of a mile north of Vulcan. As it crossed Highway F, 3.5 miles northeast of Vulcan, it uprooted several large trees. Then the tornado track shifted back to a northeasterly direction, crossing County Road 135, about 6 miles northeast of Vulcan, where it uprooted or snapped off several more large trees. Then the tornado crossed into southern Madison County. In Iron County, the path length was 12.05 miles with a max path width of 150 yards with a rating of EF1.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodland	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees onto Highway 49.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ironton	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree on the north side of town. The tree landed on a nearby garage causing moderate damage.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Glover	$5,000	Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils. Numerous roads were flooded throughout the county including Highway 21 near Hogan, and Highways C, F and K east and west of Annapolis were closed due to high water over them. A couple of homes in the Ironton and Annapolis areas were surrounded by the high water but did not get water in them.
October 1993	Hail	Annapolis	$5,000	The county sheriff reported golf ball-size hail west of Annapolis. The local fire department later reported hail up to two inches in diamater and large trees down north of town.
October 1993	Hail	Annapolis	$5,000	The county sheriff reported golf ball-size hail west of Annapolis. The local fire department later reported hail up to two inches in diamater and large trees down north of town.
May 2000	Tornado (F0)	Annapolis	$3,000	A small tornado caused damage between Annapolis and Vulcan along Highway 49. One home suffered roof damage and another was damaged by a downed tree. Other damage was limited to downed trees and power lines.
September 2007	Flash Flood	Glover	$1,000	Two to three inches of rain fell over a short amount of time on ground that was already saturated from previous rains in the past 24 hours. The sheriff's department reported water on Highway 21 north of Glover in the Royal Gorge area.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Ironton	$1,000	no account filed
May 2024	Tornado (EF0)	Annapolis	$500	The tornado tracked east into southern Iron County and then south of Annapolis, where it continued to produce minor tree damage and caused minor damage to the roof panels of a farm outbuilding on County Road 165 and Highway F. From there, the tornado continued into Madison County. The tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 11.25 miles and a max path width of 167 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
October 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Annapolis	$500	The county sheriff reported golf ball-size hail west of Annapolis. The local fire department later reported hail up to two inches in diamater and large trees down north of town.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Iron Mountain	$200	Several large trees were blown down near Iron Mountain Lake.
April 1998	Hail	Ironton	$100	no account filed
May 2025	Tornado (EF1)	East End	-	A brief tornado touched down in far northern Iron County where it downed and damaged numerous trees along Highway DD. The tornado then continued into Washington County.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Pilot Knob	-	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across Ironton and Pilot Knob.
May 2025	Tornado (EF2)	Des Arc	-	An EF-2 tornado touched down in Des ARc and tracked for 3.26 miles. Some buildings damaged by a tornado on March 14th were damaged again by this tornado.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Vulcan	-	The Missouri Department of Transportation has reported multiple road closures in Iron County due to flooding that began on April 3rd. Some of these closures continued into May. Road closures include: Route F from CR 160 to CR 135, Route 40 at Route BB, and Route F from Missouri 49 to CR 165. Over the duration of the event, portions of Iron County received up to 7.5 inches of rain.
March 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Belleview	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several powerlines near Belleview.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Grover	-	Law enforcement reported trees down in southern Iron County near the Reynolds/Iron border.
May 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Arcadia	-	A tornado touched down in the southwestern portion of Arcadia, near the intersection of W. Maple Street and S. Main Street. As it tracked to the east it uprooted or snapped off several large trees as it crossed Highway 21 and tracked along Highway 72. It eventually moved northeast, skirting the south shore of Lake Killarney snapping off more trees before lifting and dissipating near Ozark Drive. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 4.08 miles and a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
May 2024	Hail	Viburnum	-	Trained spotter and social media reported 2 inch hailstones in and near Viburnum.
May 2024	Tornado (EF0)	Vulcan	-	A tornado touched down 1.8 miles southeast of Annapolis, between Highway 49 and Highway F. As it tracked to the east northeast it uprooted or snapped off several large trees before crossing Highway F, then lifted and dissipated. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 0.59 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
May 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Brunot	-	A tornado touched down around 4.5 miles east northeast of Vulcan and tracked to the northeast. As it crossed Highway F it uprooted several large trees. Then as it approached County Road 135 it uprooted or snapped off several more large trees before lifting and dissipating. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 1.67 miles and a max path width of 150 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Belleview	-	Law enforcement reported trees down on MO-32 north of Belleview Schools.
May 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Ironton	-	A tornado touched down in Arcadia just west of the intersection of North Main Street and Elm Street. It tracked to the east through town snapping off several large trees. After crossing Russellville Road, it either uprooted or snapped off several more large trees on the Arcadia Valley Golf Club. The tornado then began to track more northeasterly and skirted the north shore of Lake Killarney snapping off even more trees as it crossed Highway 72 then crossed it once again, remaining on the north side of Highway 72 before crossing into Madison County. The tornado was rated EF1 in Iron County with a path length of 5.37 miles and a max path width of 150 yards.
May 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Annapolis	-	A tornado touched down on the west side of Annapolis, just west of County Road 142. As it crossed County Road 142, it uprooted a large tree. It tracked to the east northeast through town. As it approached Tabitha Street it took most of the roof off of a manufactured home just across the street from South Iron High School and South Iron Elementary School. It caused damage to the elementary school with a large section of roof lifted off, several walls blow over, and numerous windows broken. The tornado then crossed Highway 49 with a number of trees either uprooted or snapped off as it tracked to the east northeast. As it approached Highway C, more trees were uprooted before the tornado lifted and dissipated almost 2 miles east northeast of Annapolis. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 2.56 miles and a max path width of 250 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
November 2024	Heavy Rain	Banner	-	The mesonet station in Council Bluff measured 7.94 inches of rain between November 4th and 5th.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Banner	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree at the intersection of Highway 32 and County Road 41.
October 2021	Tornado (EF1)	Minimum	-	A tornado touched down on south side of County Road 124, 1.3 miles west intersection with Highway E, in southern Iron County. This tornado uprooted several trees and broke branches on numerous other trees before continuing into a field where it damaged a manufactured home. The tornado then moved into a densely wooded portion of Mark Twain National Forest where it uprooted or damaged many trees as it crossed from Iron County, about 8 miles east of Glover, into Madison County. The tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 4.35 miles and a max path width of 250 yards in Madison County. No deaths or injuries.
November 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Viburnum	-	Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree over and onto Highway Y on the north side of Viburnum.
March 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Viburnum	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several 40 foot tall, one foot diameter oak trees onto Highway 49 just west northwest of Viburnum.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Viburnum	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along Highway 49 between Viburnum and Bixby.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Ironton	-	Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads around Pilot Knob were flooded including West Maple Street and Highway 221.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Ironton	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along College Street in Arcadia.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Ironton	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down an 8 inch diameter tree onto Highway D, just east southeast of Arcadia.
April 2019	Tornado (EF1)	Banner	-	A weak short-lived tornado destroyed a farm outbuilding just west of County Road 21. Damage was strewn to the northeast of the track. The tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 0.06 miles and a max path width of 30 yards. No deaths or injuries occurred with this tornado.
December 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Belleview	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees onto Highway N near Iron/Reynolds County line.
February 2018	Flash Flood	Vulcan	-	A number of rounds of rain moved through the region over several days. Thus the soils were saturated. Between one and three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway D just southeast of Arcadia and Highway CC just southwest of Arcadia.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Ironton	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs around town. Also, one tree was blown over onto a house causing moderate damage.
April 2018	Hail	Viburnum	-	A wide swath of large hail fell across northern Iron County. One inch hail was reported in Viburnum, Bixby and just south of Council Bluff Lake.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Ironton	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along Highway 21 in Arcadia.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Glover	-	Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including the south bound lane at the intersection of Highways 21 and 49 on the north side of Glover.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Viburnum	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town.
May 2017	Hail	Sabula	-	A wide swath of large hail fell between Chloride and Annapolis. The largest hail stones were two inches in diameter.

Mines and quarries

106 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 106 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 99 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Iron	29
Stone, Crushed/Broken	17
Lead	9
Granite	9
Manganese	8
Clay	7
Limestone, Dimension	6
Iron, Manganese	5
Copper	4
Stone, Dimension	2
Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates	1
Cadmium, Silver, Copper, Zinc	1
Cobalt, Nickel	1
Zinc, Copper	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
(Facility) Buick Smelter	Lead, Smelter, Silver, Zinc, Smelter, Copper	Plant
Annapolis Mine	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt	Past Producer	1865, 1915
Argentiferrous Lead Mine	Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Biser Diggings	Feldspar, Iron	Past Producer
Buick Mine	Zinc, Lead, Cobalt, Silver, Copper, Nickel, Cadmium	Producer	1960, 1969
Cuthbertson Mtn Mine	Manganese, Iron	Past Producer
Glover	Lead, Refiner	Producer
Magmont Mine	Lead, Cadmium, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Nickel	Producer	1962, 1968
Nitre Cave	Nitrogen-Nitrates	Past Producer
Sheahan Granite Quarry	Tin, Stone, Dimension	Past Producer	1888
Shepherd Mountain	Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates	Past Producer	1815
Unknown - Asbestos Prospect	Asbestos	Prospect
Unknown - Titanium	Titanium	Past Producer
Benson Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Unknown - Granite Dimension	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Ketcherside Gap Copper Deposit	Copper	Past Producer
Unknown - Copper	Copper	Past Producer
Unknown - Copper	Copper	Past Producer
Unknown - Copper	Copper	Past Producer
Buford Mtn	Iron, Manganese	Past Producer
Buford Mtn Mine	Iron, Manganese	Past Producer
Cuthbertson's Hill	Iron, Manganese	Occurrence
John Baird Property	Iron, Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown - Iron-Manganese	Iron, Manganese	Past Producer
Hastings Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
May Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Russell Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls Dimension	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Unknown -Ls	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Burt Mine	Clay	Past Producer
Kaolin Mine	Clay	Past Producer
Montana Mine	Clay	Past Producer
Old Barger Property	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown - Clay	Clay	Prospect
Unknown - Clay	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown - Clay	Clay	Past Producer
Fred Swearingim Prospect	Manganese	Prospect
Martin Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Russel Property	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown - Manganese	Manganese	Prospect
Unknown - Manganese	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown - Manganese	Manganese	Prospect
Unknown - Manganese	Manganese	Prospect
Unknown - Manganese	Manganese	Prospect
Annapolis	Lead	Past Producer	Galena
Central Services	Lead	Unknown
Graniteville Quarry	Granite	Past Producer
Graniteville Quarry	Granite	Past Producer
Graniteville Quarry and Mill	Granite	Producer
Schneider Quarry	Granite	Past Producer
Sheanan Bros Quarry	Granite	Past Producer
Unknown - Granite	Granite	Past Producer
Unknown - Granite	Granite	Past Producer
Unknown - Granite	Granite	Past Producer
Unknown - Granite	Granite	Past Producer
Unknown - Lead	Lead	Prospect
Unknown - Lead	Lead	Past Producer
Unknown - Lead	Lead	Past Producer
Unknown - Lead	Lead	Prospect
Unknown - Lead Prospect	Lead	Prospect
Annapolis Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Duncan Brothers Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Hollman Bros Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Jones Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Lead	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Big Bogg Mtn Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Buford Mountain	Iron	Past Producer
Burt Bank	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Cedar Hill Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1872
Cedar Hill Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Eaton Iron Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Graves Iron Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Graves Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1905, 1906
Lewis Mountain	Iron	Occurrence
Lewis Mtn Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Love Bank	Iron	Past Producer
Pilot Knob	Iron	Prospect	1835, 1848
Pilot Knob Pellet Comp. Mine/Plant	Iron	Producer
Red Point Land Fe Occurrence	Iron	Occurrence
Robinson Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Rogers Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Russell Mountain	Iron	Past Producer	1872
Russell Mtn Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Shut-In Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1816
Shut-In Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Sligo Iron Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Smith Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Iron	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Iron	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Iron	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Iron	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Iron	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Iron	Iron	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Allen Mills

Liberty township · 63620 · On Goff Branch · Ironton quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000
Annapolis

Union township · 63620 · On Brushy Creek · Des Arc quadrangle

20 sheets, 1926 to 1989
Arcadia

Arcadia township · 63621 · Near College Hill · Ironton quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000
Banner

Kaolin township · 63623 · On Keesling Branch · Banner quadrangle

19 sheets, 1924 to 1999
Belleview

Iron township · 63623 · On Townsen Creek · Graniteville quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1989
Berryman

Liberty township · 63620 · On Goff Branch · Glover quadrangle

19 sheets, 1926 to 2000
Bixby

Dent township · 65439 · Viburnum East quadrangle

22 sheets, 1943 to 1999
Buick

Dent township · 65440 · Near Cow Mire Hollow · Greeley quadrangle

20 sheets, 1943 to 1999
Chloride

Liberty township · 63620 · On Little Creek · Glover quadrangle

19 sheets, 1926 to 2000
Des Arc

Union township · 63636 · On Black Creek · Des Arc quadrangle

20 sheets, 1926 to 1989
East End

Dent township · 63623 · Near Marques Hollow · Viburnum East quadrangle

22 sheets, 1943 to 1999
English Town

Arcadia township · 63663 · On East Branch Knob Creek · Ironton quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000
Enough

Kaolin township · 63623 · On Sam Branch · Johnson Mountain quadrangle

20 sheets, 1924 to 1999

No longer a settlement
Ghermanville

Iron township · 63650 · On Charles Creek · Graniteville quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1989
Glover

Liberty township · 63620 · On Goff Branch · Glover quadrangle

19 sheets, 1926 to 2000
Good Water

Dent township · 65565 · Near Payne Hollow · Viburnum East quadrangle

22 sheets, 1943 to 1999
Goodland

Dent township · 63623 · On Brooks Creek · Viburnum East quadrangle

22 sheets, 1943 to 1999
Graniteville

Iron township · 63650 · Near Middlebrook Hill · Graniteville quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1989
Hogan

Arcadia township · 63650 · On Hogan Mountain · Ironton quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000
Ironton

Arcadia township · 63650 · On Knob Creek · Ironton quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000
Killarney Shores

Arcadia township · 63650 · Near Froe Hollow · Lake Killarney quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000
Maxwells Mill

Kaolin township · 63623 · Johnson Mountain quadrangle

20 sheets, 1924 to 1999
Middlebrook

Iron township · 63650 · On Middlebrook Hill · Graniteville quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1989
Minimum

Union township · 63620 · On Sulphur Creek · Des Arc NE quadrangle

20 sheets, 1926 to 2000
Pilot Knob

Arcadia township · 63663 · On East Branch Knob Creek · Ironton quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000
Pin Hook

Iron township · 63623 · On Townsen Creek · Graniteville quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1989
Red Point

Dent township · 65439 · Viburnum West quadrangle

22 sheets, 1943 to 1999
Redmondville

Kaolin township · 63623 · On Clayton Creek · Johnson Mountain quadrangle

20 sheets, 1924 to 1999
Russellville

Arcadia township · 63621 · On Knob Creek · Lake Killarney quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000
Sabula

Union township · 63620 · On Carver Creek · Glover quadrangle

19 sheets, 1926 to 2000
Shepard

Kaolin township · 63623 · Near Guyser Hollow · Johnson Mountain quadrangle

20 sheets, 1924 to 1999

No longer a settlement
Snow Hollow Lake

Arcadia township · 63656 · Graniteville quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1989
Viburnum

Dent township · 65566 · Viburnum West quadrangle

22 sheets, 1943 to 1999
Vulcan

Union township · 63675 · Near Brushy Hollow · Des Arc quadrangle

20 sheets, 1926 to 1989
Wilsonville

Arcadia township · 63650 · On Knob Creek · Lake Killarney quadrangle

25 sheets, 1937 to 2000

The vanished settlements of Iron County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.