Belfast, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Neosho Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64850. The Survey maps it on the Neosho West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1916 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Neosho West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
283 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 283 fires within 5 miles of Belfast between 1992 and 2020, burning about 466 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 147 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179423-07334-09092019-1425 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230911-07334-09292020-1750 |
| 28 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | 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 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Belfast: 30 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Silica, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Mines | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Freeto Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Lease | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Sheets Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ailsworth Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cornwall Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Loveley's Mine | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belfast in 15 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 11 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Belfast | 3 hurt, $100,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted northern sections of the city of Neosho. Ten homes were damaged, three homes were destroyed, and one business was damaged. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belfast | $8,000 | Significant damage to the underpinning of a mobile home from high winds occurred. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Belfast | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Belfast | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belfast | $2,000 | A large limb fell on a home causing minor roof damage. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Belfast | - | Mping report of quarter size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Belfast | - | Report of golf ball size hail 6 miles west of Neosho. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Belfast | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Belfast | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Belfast | - | A CoCoRaHS Observer measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.35 inches. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Belfast | - | Nickle size hail was reported. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Belfast | - | Quarter size hail was reported at a business located at Interstate 49 and Highway 86. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Belfast | - | Quarter size hail was reported at I-49 and Highway 86 near Neosho. This report was from social media. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Belfast | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Neosho. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Belfast | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713891. 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.





