De Lassus, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1989. It stands in St. Francois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63640. It stands on Flanery Branch. The Survey maps it on the Farmington quadrangle.
On record in De Lassus
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.
- Farmington State Hospital No. 4 Cemeterylisted 2010 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 19 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.
- 1904 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Farmington 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
- 1964 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of De Lassus between 1992 and 2020, burning about 213 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179045-09435-09052019-1445 |
| 14 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179312-09435-09142019-1415 |
| 26 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220644-09435-08262020-1405 |
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179308-09435-08152019-1535 |
| 25 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179309-09435-06252019-1605 |
| 10 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179310-09435-06102019-1433 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176802-09435-04282018-1223 |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176797-09435-04122018-1531 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of De Lassus: 43 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Shaft Number Fourdoe Run Lead Co | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Shaft Number Two | Nickel, Lead, Copper, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Doe Run | Lead | Producer | 1885 | |
| Mine Number 25doe Run Lead Co | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mine Number Ninefederal Lead Co | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mine Number Sevennational Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Shaft Number Eleven | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Shaft Number Twodoe Run Lead Co | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Lassus in 2 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Lassus | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines around town. |
| April 2026 | Hail | De Lassus | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Farmington | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Hamilton Town | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Doe Run | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Loughboro | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Valley Forge (historical) | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Ogborn | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hurryville | 5.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755978. 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.













