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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.

Brazil within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 22 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.

Fires near this place

109 since 1992

Regional 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/incendiarism45
Debris and open burning29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
11 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMark Twain National ForestHORNET
7 August 2012Natural11 acresMark Twain National ForestFORD
24 August 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMark Twain National ForestPALMER
17 July 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMark Twain National ForestBRAZIL CAMPFIRE
9 May 1996Natural42 acresMark Twain National ForestPINEY BRANCH
5 May 2005Arson/incendiarism2.4 acresMark Twain National ForestUPPER ISAACK HOLLOW
27 May 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMark Twain National ForestHAZEL
9 April 2017Debris and open burning3.7 acresMark Twain National ForestCOPPER HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jumbo ShaftBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Kellogg ShaftBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Poverty Flat WorkingsZinc, LeadPast Producer1890
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Jumbo ShaftLead, Barium-Barite, ZincOccurrenceBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
Kellogg ShaftLead, Barium-Barite, ZincOccurrenceBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
PalmerLead, Barium-Barite, IronPast ProducerREPLACEMENT
Unknown-IronIronPast Producer
Dry Bone ShaftLead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Little Saturday MineLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

3 since 2011

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Tornado (EF3)Brazil$685,000The 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 2024Thunderstorm WindBrazil-A 911 call center reported a tree down on Highway 8 near Berryman.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBrazil-Thunderstorm winds blew down a few power lines and tree limbs.

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Ishmael2.8 miles22
Palmer3.6 miles23
Delbridge5.4 miles23
Quaker5.5 miles22
Courtois5.6 miles22
Levy7.8 miles22
Horton Town8.8 miles23
Shirley9.0 miles22

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.