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Atlas, Missouri

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64836. The Survey maps it on the Joplin East quadrangle.

Atlas within Jasper County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

17,585 words on this township

The History of Jasper County, Missouri : Including a Condensed History of the State, a Complete History of Carthage and Joplin, Other Towns and Townships : Together with Numerous Portraits of Prominent Men : Cuts of Elegant Residences and Public Buildings : a Sectional Map of the County : Biographical Sketches of Many Enterprising Farmers, Merchants, Mechanics, Professional, and Business Men : the Constitution of the State : an Abstract of Laws : an Elaborate History of Jasper County - Its Topography, Natural History, Pioneers, Organization, Political History, Courts and Bar, Religious, Educational, Medical, Agricultural, Mining, and Horticultural, Its Commercial and Business Interests, Etc, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Jackson Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Jackson Township - 17,585 words.

Fires near this place

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Atlas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 285 acres in total. 1 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 burning45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation241111-07311-09062020-1443
5 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation128610-04912-09242015-1548
22 September 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 August 2000Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 August 2000Debris and open burning30 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jasper County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 586 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 586 workings within 5 miles of Atlas: 581 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Independent Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - Zn & ClayZinc, Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - Zn/PbZinc, LeadPast Producer
Vogie Chat PlantSilicaProducer
Unknown - ZnZincPast Producer
Busboom QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Carthage Consolidated Quarry Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Carthage Marble Quarry CoStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Griesmer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Jeffries QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jasper County

Storms near this place

5 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atlas in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAtlas$80,000Thunderstorm winds flattened one barn and damaged a barn roof and doors of another. Debris was blown west and caused additional damage when it hit a residential structure and a fence. A semi truck trailer was also overturned.
October 2024HailAtlas-Quarter sized hail was reported.
May 2019Flash FloodAtlas-Multiple low water crossings were flooded in Jasper County. Several water rescue calls were received by motorist. No injuries were reported with any of the water rescues.
May 2017HailAtlas-no account filed
May 2010HailAtlas-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jasper County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Scotland0.9 miles19
Duenweg1.7 miles19
Prosperity2.8 miles17
Duquesne4.1 miles19
Fidelity4.3 miles17
Lakeside4.7 miles17
Pleasant Valley4.7 miles17
Carterville4.8 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713470. 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.