Brazil, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Harmony Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65565. It stands on Johns Creek. The Survey maps it on the Courtois quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 1943 USGS Berryman quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Berryman 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
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Courtois quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1999 USGS Courtois quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Brazil between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,282 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 45 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HORNET |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | 11 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | FORD |
| 24 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PALMER |
| 17 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | BRAZIL CAMPFIRE |
| 9 May 1996 | Natural | 42 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PINEY BRANCH |
| 5 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | UPPER ISAACK HOLLOW |
| 27 May 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HAZEL |
| 9 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.7 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | COPPER HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Brazil: 25 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumbo Shaft | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Kellogg Shaft | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Poverty Flat Workings | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jumbo Shaft | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc | Occurrence | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Kellogg Shaft | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc | Occurrence | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Palmer | Lead, Barium-Barite, Iron | Past Producer | REPLACEMENT | |
| Unknown-Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Bone Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Little Saturday Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brazil in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 (EF3) | Brazil | $685,000 | The tornado then entered Washington County and crossed West State Highway 8 east of Berryman. The tornado continued northeast, damaging mobile homes and snapping trees around Cape Lakewood before approaching State Highway 185 and the town of Latty. Once there, the tornado strengthened and caused significant damage to homes in the northwest part of town. This damage was the worst observed, with winds estimated as strong as 165 mph. The tornado continued northeast into rural areas northwest of Old Mines before lifting at 3:39 PM. In Washington County the tornado had a path length of 19.63 miles with a maximum path width of 200 yards. It was rated an EF3. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brazil | - | A 911 call center reported a tree down on Highway 8 near Berryman. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brazil | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few power lines and tree limbs. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749006. 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.













