Beemont, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lyon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63037. It stands on Big Branch. The Survey maps it on the Gerald quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Beemont between 1996 and 2020, burning about 179 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139311-03623-08222016-1728 |
| 1 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 123810-03620-04302015-1745 |
| 3 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 136098-03623-04242016-1250 |
| 8 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Beemont: 44 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron, Iron, Lead, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goedeke Track | Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hollman Diggings | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Sickendick Land | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bueker Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Felhaber | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Hesemann Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Middleton Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Sickendick Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beemont in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2015 | Flood | Beemont | 2 hurt | Between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell over two days in Franklin County. This caused streams, creeks and low water crossings to flood. Two teenagers drove into a flooded roadway on Kriete Creek Road, south of Gerald, and became stranded in floodwater from Red Oak Creek, west of a bridge. The teens climbed to the roof of the vehicle. A rescue team retrieved them from the vehicle by boat. They only had minor injuries. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beemont | - | Thunderstorm winds downed two trees 5 miles north of Gerald, which blocked Beemont School Road. The thunderstorm trekked northeast, snapping a tree just west-southwest of New Haven. |
| February 2011 | Hail | Beemont | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaegers Shop | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Detmold | 5.6 miles | 21 | |
| Gerald | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Port Hudson | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Kiel | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Senate Grove (historical) | 6.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dissen | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Leslie | 8.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713882. 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.










