Broadway, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65559. It stands on Bailey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Safe quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1934 USGS Redbird quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Redbird quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Safe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Broadway (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 400 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 129838-06313-09132015-1204 |
| 7 August 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 May 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Broadway (historical): 52 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Future Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Vichy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Virgil Smith | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Berkner Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Dewitt Terrill Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Dillon Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vichy | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Safe | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lois | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| High Gate | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lanes Prairie | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lindell | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Davis Ford | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| James Brothers | 9.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740551. 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.








