Esther, 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 63601. It stands on Shaw Branch. The Survey maps it on the Farmington quadrangle.
On record in Esther
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.
- Howlett Gulflisted 2019 · 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
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Esther between 1992 and 2018, burning about 135 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 April 1992 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 22 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176241-09435-02272018-1844 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 72 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 72 workings within 5 miles of Esther: 67 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonne Terre Mill | Dolomite | Producer | ||
| Bonne Terre Quarry and Mill | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Flat River | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Cadmium, Cobalt, Nickel | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Flat River Sub-District | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1742 | |
| Unknown - Clay Kaolin | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Central Mining Co. Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1893 | |
| Hazel Run Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Central Lead Co. Shaft | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Crawley Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Esther in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Esther | - | Two to five inches of rain fell in St. Francois county in about 24 hours ending on March 5th. This rain caused Flat Creek to rise above its banks as far east as Garrett St and as far west as Camilla St. A few evacuations were required as water approached homes in these areas. Water receded by 4am. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esther | - | A row of powerlines was reportedly bent over by high winds near Park Hills. 10 minutes later, a member of the public reported an estimated wind gust of 60 mph 1 mile north of Farmington. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esther | - | Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines in Park Hills and trees in Farmington. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esther | - | Trees were reported to be down on Highway P and Barbary Road near Desloge. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esther | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees in Park Hills. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Esther | - | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Esther | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Esther | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Esther | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Esther | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Flat River | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Federal | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Leadington | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Flat River | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Park Hills | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Saint Francois | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cantwell | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Rivermines | 1.7 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q49349866 | 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 756029. 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.













