Boys Town of Missouri, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1989. It stands in St. James Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65559. The Survey maps it on the Maramec Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 22 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.
- 1928 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Maramec Spring quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Maramec Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Boys Town of Missouri between 1992 and 2020, burning about 392 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230757-08110-09302020-1720 |
| 12 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144733-02811-09122016-1958 |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Boys Town of Missouri: 61 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosati Stone | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Julian Pickles Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Powell Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dawson Bank | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dillon Storage Shed & Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schundler | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Saint James | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Flag Spring | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rosati | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Meramec Springs (historical) | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Dean Ford | 6.1 miles | 23 | |
| De Camp (historical) | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Dillon | 6.7 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122569040 | 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 755006. 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.














