Grimmet, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Spring Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65775. The Survey maps it on the Siloam Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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.
- 1939 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Grimmet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,638 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 71 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | LATE NIGHT |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BUDDY |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 241130-04633-09232020-1635 |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | INSURANCE |
| 21 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261340-14639-08212020-1427 |
| 17 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HOT STUFF |
| 9 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 241131-04633-06032020-1138 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Grimmet: 13 past producers, 8 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P T Henry Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Walter Simmons Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Doss and Harper Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kilkenny Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Big Clark Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Delbert Gregory Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | 1905 | |
| Earl Fines Property | Iron | Occurrence | 1953 | |
| Everett Mincner Property | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siloam Springs | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Crider | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pottersville | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Olden | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Horton | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pomona | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cureall | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| West Plains | 9.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750166. 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.










