Graniteville, Missouri
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Iron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63650. It lies near Middlebrook Hill. The Survey maps it on the Graniteville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 24 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.
- 1937 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:48000
- 1945 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Graniteville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 148 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Graniteville: 28 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Mtn | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Sheahan Granite Quarry | Tin, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Shepherd Mountain | Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1815 | |
| Unknown - Lead - Iron | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Ls Dimension | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown -Ls | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Graniteville in 1 storm report in 1993: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1993 | Hail | Graniteville | - | Reported by the county sheriff's office. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghermanville | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Snow Hollow Lake | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Middlebrook | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| English Town | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Pilot Knob | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Pin Hook | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Belleview | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Wilsonville | 4.5 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 718694. 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.















