Ferrys, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Lost Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63966. It lies near Peoples Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Wappapello quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Wappapello quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Ferrys (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 50 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178971-01201-04092019-1756 |
| 28 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177190-01201-04182018-1525 |
| 12 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | RICHARDSON |
| 4 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178963-01201-03232019-1326 |
| 21 November 2000 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ENERGIZER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Ferrys (historical): 26 past producers, 5 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hodges Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bailey Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Chamois Mercantile & Iron Co Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Garry & Moss Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| George Tract Number 1 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| George Tract Number Three | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Gibson Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Green Tract | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wappapello | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Chaonia (historical) | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lost Creek Landing | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Shook | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Taskee Station (historical) | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Kime | 9.7 miles | 19 | |
| Holliday Landing | 9.8 miles | 19 | |
| Ladero | 10.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739857. 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.








