Bellamy, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Dover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64784. The Survey maps it on the Bellamy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1886 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Bellamy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
643 words on this townshipHistory of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911 names this settlement in its chapter on Dover Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Dover township comprises congressional township 34, range 30. About one-third of the township was originally prairie land ; the remainder being timber land, much of which is now in cultiva¬ tion. Clear Creek, including Little Clear creek - or Little Peshaw - flows from southwest to northeast through the township, and receives also the Walnut branch, which, rising a little west of Bellamy, flows north through the eastern part of the township.
Passage source: History of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911.
The prairie lies in the extreme western, the northwestern, the southwestern, the southeastern and a portion of the eastern sec¬ tions of the township. In the southeast corner of the township, on section 25, is the famous Dunnagin's grove. A little north¬ west of this grove, and between it and Bellamy, are scattered on the prairie some tumuli, which may be artificial mounds.
Passage source: History of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911.
The sandstone in this township is very abundant, very promi¬ nent, and very fine. On the Walnut branch, west of Bellamy, on northwest section 23, is some very excellent gritstone, as fine, and even finer, than the famed Berean sandstone of northern Ohio, so renowned for grindstones. In other parts of the town¬ ship the same variety doubtless exists.
Passage source: History of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Dover Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Bellamy between 1992 and 2018, burning about 382 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 March 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 74 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177303-10882-03312018-1836 |
| 25 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177302-10882-03252018-1723 |
| 8 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 118030-10882-02082015-1111 |
| 8 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 118032-10882-02082015-2345 |
| 3 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 133750-10882-02272016-1756 |
| 27 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 133748-10882-02272016-1533 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bellamy: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Montevallo Limestone Mill No.8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Montevallo Quarry No.8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellamy in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 1 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellamy | $10,000 | A barn suffered minor roof damage from high winds. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Bellamy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rousertown | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Montevallo | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sandstone | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Zodiac | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Sheldon | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Milo | 8.3 miles | 21 | |
| Greene Springs (historical) | 9.3 miles | 20 | |
| Bristow | 9.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729842. 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.









