Drake, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boeuf Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65066. The Survey maps it on the Rosebud quadrangle.
On record in Drake
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 1 record
- Ruskaup Houselisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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
- 1935 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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 Rosebud quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Drake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 270 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200569-03733-05042020-1050 |
| 3 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 March 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 March 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 111 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 111 workings within 5 miles of Drake: 111 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aufderheide Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Bueker Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Crites # 1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Felhaber | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Helkergoumer Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Hesemann Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Jadelot #1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Lantenschlaeger Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Lindhardt # 4 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Linhart | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drake in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 9 hail, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large cedar tree and broke the tops out of several other trees. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs near the intersection of Highway 19 and Brinkman Road. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | - | Several tree limbs were blown down and some small trees were uprooted. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a shed at a farm and downed some trees and power lines along Highway 19 near Drake. Debris from the shed caused minor roof damage to the home. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Drake | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Drake | - | The Sheriff Department reported golfball size hail just south of Drake. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Drake | - | The County Sheriff reported 1 inch hail. |
| October 2000 | Hail | Drake | - | The County Sheriff reported 1 inch hail. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Drake | - | County sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | - | Strong winds knocked over several large trees. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Drake | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Drake | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Drake | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Drake | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiffenberg | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Cave Hill | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bay | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Swiss | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| Rosebud | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Old Woollam | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Stony Hill | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Witte Ford (historical) | 7.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 717043. 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.










