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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1888 USGS Boonville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Mine | Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Eureka - Scott Diggings | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Ouachita Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gabrielle Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Kruschen Lead Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hot Springs Mine | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Mary M. Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Sharon Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Pb / Zn | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Belmar Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2004Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Glensted | $150,000 | Hail 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glensted | - | Several large trees were blown down. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Glensted | - | Highway E was flooded by high water. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Glensted | - | Route BB was closed from Missouri Highway 135 to Route D due to flooding. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glensted | - | A county sheriff's deputy reported a 60 mph wind gust at the intersection of Highways BB and D. |
| February 2009 | Flash Flood | Glensted | - | 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 2009 | Flash Flood | Glensted | - | Excessive rainfall caused Richland Creek to flood a section of Highway BB. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Glensted | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Glensted | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikinsville | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Versailles | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Excelsior | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Marvin | 8.2 miles | 23 | |
| Florence | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pyrmont | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Stover | 8.9 miles | 22 | |
| Syracuse | 10.7 miles | 18 |
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.







