Bennett Springs, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Spring Hollow Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65536. It lies near Danceyard Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Bennett Springs quadrangle.
On record in Bennett Springs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Bennett Spring State Park Hatchery-Lodge Area Historic Districtlisted 1985 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1939 USGS Long Lane quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Long Lane quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Bennett Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
218 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 218 fires within 5 miles of Bennett Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,109 acres in total. None started naturally. 137 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/incendiarism | 137 |
| Debris and open burning | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 32 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 153 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bennett Springs: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, 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 | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bennett Springs in 3 storm reports between 1996 and 1997: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Bennett Springs | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennett Springs | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Bennett Springs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbertson Ford (historical) | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Prosperine | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Smith Ford (historical) | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Sweet Hollow Ford (historical) | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Atchley (historical) | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Tom Hollow Ford (historical) | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Eldridge | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Case | 9.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735505. 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.






