Bushburg, Missouri
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Joachim Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63070. The Survey maps it on the Herculaneum quadrangle.
On record in Bushburg
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.
Gustave Greystone-Meissner Houselisted 1974 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1912 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Herculaneum quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Herculaneum quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Bushburg between 2006 and 2020, burning about 119 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | UNION PACIFIC |
| 6 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | VAL 1 |
| 30 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Bushburg: 18 past producers, 5 producers, 2 plants. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Lead, Smelter. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Herculaneum Smelter | Lead, Smelter | Plant | ||
| Crystal City Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Arch Johnston Excav Quarry/Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Columbia Quarry No. 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glen Park Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Goetz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jefferson County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| North Tunnel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Engle (historical) | 1.6 miles | 25 | |
| Pevely | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Herculaneum | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Barnhart | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Sunnyside | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| Horine | 3.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740715. 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.











