Calumet, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Calumet Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63336. The Survey maps it on the Cyrene quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1890 USGS Louisiana quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Cyrene quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Calumet between 1992 and 2006, burning about 1,188 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 March 1997 | Smoking | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,050 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 February 1992 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Calumet: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calumet in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calumet | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a power line about 3 miles north of Eolia. In Bowling Green, a tree was blown down as well as a stop sign. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Edgewood | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Roblee | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| McIntosh | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cyrene | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Eolia | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Clarksville | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Paynesville | 7.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740719. 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.






