Galesburg, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Jasper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64855. It stands on North Fork Spring River. The Survey maps it on the Asbury quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1886 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Asbury quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Galesburg between 1994 and 2020, burning about 106 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230707-04955-09202020-1920 |
| 5 July 2020 | Fireworks | 24 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230721-04902-07052020-1125 |
| 8 June 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177914-04902-06082018-2240 |
| 7 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200517-02439-06072019-2330 |
| 14 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230720-04902-06142020-1910 |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230719-04902-05052020-1800 |
| 17 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177913-04902-05172018-1641 |
| 12 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 55 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of Galesburg: 54 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gibson Lease N.E. Joplin | Zinc | Past Producer | 1898, 1900 | |
| Quick Seven Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1870, 1920 | |
| Robinson Lease N.E. Joplin | Zinc | Past Producer | 1898, 1900 | |
| Virginia Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1911, 1912 | |
| Weaver Lease | Zinc | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Anna Linda Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Big 4 Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Big Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Dog Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galesburg in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2015: 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Galesburg | - | Excessive rainfall cause flash flooding across northern Jasper County. County Road 300 between Oak Road and Baseline Road became impassable to motorists. |
| December 2015 | Hail | Galesburg | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Galesburg | - | 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.
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 Galesburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27985429 | 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 718315. 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.












