Courtois, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Harmony Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65565. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Courtois quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 22 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.
- 1943 USGS Berryman quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Berryman quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Courtois quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1999 USGS Courtois quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Courtois between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,929 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 74 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Debris and open burning | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | GOODWATER FIRE |
| 13 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | AIRPORT ROAD |
| 23 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | VICTOR EAST |
| 24 May 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | MCCLAIN CEMETERY |
| 13 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | EVANS HILL |
| 9 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.7 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | COPPER HILL |
| 9 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | FLOORING |
| 9 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Courtois: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Lamotte Bank No. 1 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Viburnum No.'s 27, 28, 29, and 35 (Casteel) mines | Lead, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Nickel | Producer | 1955, 1960 | |
| Central Services | Lead | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Courtois in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2017: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Courtois | - | Between 5 and 7 inches of rain fell causing widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Route CC between Highway 21 and Route E. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Courtois | - | Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded. Highway C, three miles east northeast of Courtois, was closed both ways due to Cub Creek well out of its banks. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtois | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees and tree limbs along Highway C. Also, a carport was turned upside down. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtois | - | A local radio station reported a swath of 20 to 30 trees blown down near County Road 653. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749497. 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.













