Elmont, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63080. The Survey maps it on the Sullivan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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
- 1947 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Elmont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 171 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261429-03620-07182020-0819 |
| 6 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Elmont: 23 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busch Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Pb / Zn | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Pb,Zn,Fe | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown -Fe&Pb | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hobelman Prospect | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Kratz Spring | Iron | Prospect | 1956 | |
| Schweer Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1875 | |
| Tourville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elmont in 3 storm reports between 2022 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Elmont | $148,000 | At 8:29 PM a tornado began near the community of Elmont, MO, producing EF1 damage primarily to trees and one large barn. The tornado moved quickly to the northeast, and produced additional tree damage along Missouri route 185, and along Ridge Road within the Long Ridge Conservation Area. The tornado then continued northeast before ending very near Highway 47. Near the end of its path, the tornado damaged several homes, outbuildings, telephone poles and trees within the southern outskirts of Union, MO. The most significant of this damage occurred near N Bend Road, where damage to a home and barn suggested maximum wind speeds of approximately 105 miles per hour. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmont | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down part of a large tree across Route 185 west of Sullivan. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmont | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees along Spring Bluff Road and Highway 185. They also downed 2 limbs: an 8 inch diameter tree limb along Karen Ann Circle and a 10-12 inch diameter tree limb along George Street in Sullivan. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Bluff | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Boone (historical) | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Sullivan | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Oak Grove Village | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Strain | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Champion City | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Rock Ford | 6.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 731566. 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.









