Elaver, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Courtois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65565. The Survey maps it on the Steelville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 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.
- 1932 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:48000
- 1933 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500
- 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 Steelville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1999 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Elaver between 1992 and 2019, burning about 605 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144800-02811-06202016-1354 |
| 1 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | WESTOVER DUMP |
| 24 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 6.1 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | GIBBS SPRING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Elaver: 17 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halbert's Diggings | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Zane Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Cherry Valley No. 1 and 2 | Iron | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Cherry Valley Mine Number One | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Cherry Valley Number Two Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Cherry Valley | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Midland | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Sankey (historical) | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Steelville | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Westover | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Birds Nest | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Wildwoods | 4.9 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Elaver | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27984699 | 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 749808. 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.















