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Glensted, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Haw Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65084. The Survey maps it on the Fortuna quadrangle.

Glensted within Morgan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

20 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Glensted between 1992 and 2018, burning about 216 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 burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 July 2017Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 May 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 March 1992Arson/incendiarism50 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 March 1995Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 March 1993Debris and open burning6.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 March 2014Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Morgan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Glensted: 20 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carver MineZinc, Lead, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Eureka - Scott DiggingsBarium-BaritePast Producer
Ouachita Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Gabrielle MineLeadPast Producer
Kruschen Lead MineLeadPast Producer
Hot Springs MineZinc, LeadProspect
Mary M. MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Sharon MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown Pb / ZnZinc, LeadPast Producer
Belmar MineLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Morgan County

Storms near this place

9 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glensted in 9 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 3 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026HailGlensted$150,000Hail up to 3 inches in diameter was reported in a mainly rural area. A home and several barns had roof damage and a few vehicles were damaged.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindGlensted-Several large trees were blown down.
May 2013Flash FloodGlensted-Highway E was flooded by high water.
May 2011FloodGlensted-Route BB was closed from Missouri Highway 135 to Route D due to flooding.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGlensted-A county sheriff's deputy reported a 60 mph wind gust at the intersection of Highways BB and D.
February 2009Flash FloodGlensted-One to two inches of rainfall caused widespread flooding over much of Morgan County. Numerous low water crossings and low lying roads became flooded and impassable to motorists.
June 2009Flash FloodGlensted-Excessive rainfall caused Richland Creek to flood a section of Highway BB.
July 2010HailGlensted-no account filed
May 2004HailGlensted-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Morgan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Aikinsville3.1 miles18
Versailles5.9 miles23
Excelsior7.5 miles19
Marvin8.2 miles23
Florence8.3 miles18
Pyrmont8.7 miles17
Stover8.9 miles22
Syracuse10.7 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 718519. 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.