Clarkson, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Mount Pleasant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64873. The Survey maps it on the Sarcoxie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1886 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1921 USGS Sarcoxie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Sarcoxie quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Clarkson between 1996 and 2020, burning about 61 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 December 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251203-05533-12182020-1237 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Clarkson: 43 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Iron, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland Shaft | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Kiewit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc & Iron | Lead, Zinc, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Boston-Loy Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| C.C.C. Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Field Shaft | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Game Cock Mine | Zinc, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Valley | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Stotts City | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Landrum | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Quinn (historical) | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Freistatt | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Pierce City | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bowers Mill | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Hoberg | 8.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739499. 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.










