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Belleville, Missouri

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Galena Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64801. It lies near Reddish Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Joplin West quadrangle.

Belleville 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

121 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 Galena Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Galena Township - 121 words.

Fires near this place

51 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Belleville between 2014 and 2020, burning about 829 acres in total. None 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 burning29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
2 August 2018Debris and open burning2.0 acresKansas Forest Service148
12 August 2015Debris and open burning5.0 acresKansas Forest Service156
6 July 2015Debris and open burning5.0 acresKansas Forest Service138
5 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service137
15 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service141
29 June 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresKansas Forest Service131
7 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service104
4 May 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresKansas Forest Service101

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jasper County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 763 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 763 workings within 5 miles of Belleville: 761 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Klondike PitClayPast Producer
Mattes Bros. Chat PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Opossum Hollow QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Belleville Strip PitZincPast Producer1900
Crane-Chenoweth TractZincPast Producer1926, 1927
Isherwood MineZincPast Producer1925, 1926
Pearl LeaseZincPast Producer1910, 1912
UnknownZincPast Producer1890, 1916
W. C. MineZincPast Producer1926, 1942
1915 Mine West ShaftsZinc, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jasper County

Storms near this place

7 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belleville in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Belleville$500,000An EF-1 tornado that touched down 3 miles southwest of Galena tracked into Missouri at the intersection of SE Turkey Creek Road and North State Line Avenue. The tornado continued northeast through Carl Junction before lifting near the intersection of County Road 320 and H Highway in northern Jasper County. Multiple witnesses reported the tornado to be rain-wrapped as it impacted dozens of trees, with damage ranging from large limbs down to others being uprooted. Wind speeds associated with the uprooted trees were reduced as damages to nearby structures were largely limited to shingles and siding, and very wet grounds being a contributing factor.
July 2024Heavy RainBelleville-A CoCoRaHS station in Carl Junction measured 5.55 inches of 24-hour rainfall.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindBelleville-A large tree was reported down on Fir Road and County Road 300 blocking traffic.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBelleville-A large tree was reported down and partially blocking the road at Highway P and Black Cat Road.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBelleville-A tree was blown down on Fountain Road.
June 2015Flash FloodBelleville-There were numerous reports of street flooding and impassable roads on the west side of Jasper County and in Joplin due to flash flooding.
May 2010FloodBelleville-The intersection of Central City and Emerald Roads was flooded and impassable.

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
Klondike1.5 miles18
Belle Center1.7 miles19
Thoms2.3 miles18
Central City2.7 miles19
Dubuque (historical)3.0 miles19
Smithfield3.1 miles18
Stringtown3.2 miles18
Tuckahoe3.3 miles18

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 BellevilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27985426The 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 729843. 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.