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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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 Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 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 Joplin West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Joplin West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
121 words on this townshipThe 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 2014Regional 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 burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 148 |
| 12 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 156 |
| 6 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 138 |
| 5 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 137 |
| 15 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 141 |
| 29 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 131 |
| 7 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 104 |
| 4 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 101 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 763 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mattes Bros. Chat Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Opossum Hollow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Belleville Strip Pit | Zinc | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Crane-Chenoweth Tract | Zinc | Past Producer | 1926, 1927 | |
| Isherwood Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1925, 1926 | |
| Pearl Lease | Zinc | Past Producer | 1910, 1912 | |
| Unknown | Zinc | Past Producer | 1890, 1916 | |
| W. C. Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1926, 1942 | |
| 1915 Mine West Shafts | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Belleville | $500,000 | An 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 2024 | Heavy Rain | Belleville | - | A CoCoRaHS station in Carl Junction measured 5.55 inches of 24-hour rainfall. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belleville | - | A large tree was reported down on Fir Road and County Road 300 blocking traffic. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belleville | - | A large tree was reported down and partially blocking the road at Highway P and Black Cat Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belleville | - | A tree was blown down on Fountain Road. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Belleville | - | 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 2010 | Flood | Belleville | - | The intersection of Central City and Emerald Roads was flooded and impassable. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Belle Center | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Thoms | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Central City | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Dubuque (historical) | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Smithfield | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Stringtown | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Tuckahoe | 3.3 miles | 18 |
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 Belleville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27985426 | The 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.










