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Belleview, Missouri

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Iron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63623. It stands on Townsen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Graniteville quadrangle. It stands 1,043 feet above sea level.

Belleview within Iron County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 24 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.

Fires near this place

21 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Belleview between 1992 and 2012, burning about 241 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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
Arson/incendiarism14
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
15 May 2012Arson/incendiarism5.2 acresMark Twain National ForestHATCHERY
13 May 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMark Twain National ForestBELL MOUNTAIN
10 May 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 April 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 April 2007Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresMark Twain National ForestWOMBLE HOLLOW
4 April 2004Arson/incendiarism5.8 acresMark Twain National ForestO HIGHWAY 4
4 April 2004Arson/incendiarism15 acresMark Twain National ForestO HIGHWAY 3
4 April 2004Arson/incendiarism11 acresMark Twain National ForestO HIGHWAY 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Iron County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Belleview: 16 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead. 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
Buford MtnIron, ManganesePast Producer
Sheahan Granite QuarryTin, Stone, DimensionPast Producer1888
Unknown - Lead ProspectLeadProspect
Unknown-SsFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Buford MountainIronPast Producer
Robinson MineIronPast Producer
Smith LandIronPast Producer
Graniteville QuarryGranitePast Producer

Every working recorded in Iron County

Storms near this place

18 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belleview in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. 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
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBelleview$10,000Power 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.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Thunderstorm winds blew down several powerlines near Belleview.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Law enforcement reported trees down on MO-32 north of Belleview Schools.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees onto Highway N near Iron/Reynolds County line.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines in an area from Belleview to Pilot Knob.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees between Belleview and Ironton.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees onto Highway 32 just north of Belleview.
January 2006HailBelleview-A NWS cooperative observer reported nickel size hail.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBelleview-A couple of trees were reported down on Highway O north of Belleview.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Belleview, Graniteville, and Ironton. Also, a few windows were broken on several homes.
September 2006HailBelleview-Quarter to half dollar size hail fell near the entrance to Elephant Rocks State Park.
May 2005HailBelleview-The County Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail in Belleview.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Thunderstorm winds blew down trees along a stretch of Highway 32 northwest of Bellview. Two large oak trees, both believed to be at least 150 years old, were blown down. One fell onto a home, smashing an extension that was added onto the home.
October 2004HailBelleview-A co-op observer reported nickel size hail.
April 2002HailBelleview-Storm spotters reported nickel size hail.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindBelleview-no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindBelleview-no account filed
April 1996HailBelleview-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Iron 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
Pin Hook0.6 miles24
Graniteville4.1 miles24
Ghermanville4.6 miles24
Snow Hollow Lake5.0 miles24
Banner5.0 miles19
Middlebrook5.2 miles24
English Town6.9 miles25
Pilot Knob7.0 miles25

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BelleviewAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4883835The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 736276. 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.