Charmwood, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63079. It lies near Twin Springs Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Stanton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Union quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Union quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Charmwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 198 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177965-03627-07202018-2026 |
| 11 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177964-03627-06232018-1434 |
| 10 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 54 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Charmwood: 53 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sulfur-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredell Mines | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Prospect | Barium-Barite, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Shotwell Mines | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Tamm Mine | Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ba | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ba/Pb | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Hollow | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Hollow Mine | Iron, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Twin Springs | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Benson Tourist City | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Miramiguoa Park | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Anaconda | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Grove Village | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Caseyville | 5.2 miles | 27 | |
| Plum Ford | 5.4 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122573287 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2748257. 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.










