Gulfton, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Twin Groves Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64834. The Survey maps it on the Carl Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1886 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Carl Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Gulfton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 133 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 March 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cherokee County | 92 |
| 21 March 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 27 acres | Cherokee County | 90 |
| 13 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 71 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 February 1993 | 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 443 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 443 workings within 5 miles of Gulfton: 441 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenix Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1855, 1910 | |
| Klondike Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mattes Bros. Chat Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Aylor Lease N.E. Joplin | Zinc | Past Producer | 1898, 1900 | |
| Belleville Strip Pit | Zinc | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Crane-Chenoweth Tract | Zinc | Past Producer | 1926, 1927 | |
| Gibson Lease N.E. Joplin | Zinc | Past Producer | 1898, 1900 | |
| Isherwood Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1925, 1926 | |
| Marsh Lease N.E. Joplin | Zinc | Past Producer | 1898, 1900 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gulfton in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulfton | $20,000 | The roof of a home on County Lane 265 and Highway 96 suffered minor damage. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulfton | $10,000 | Several large trees and limbs were reported down. A few homes suffered minor siding damage. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Gulfton | - | Highway 171 in Carthage was closed due to flooding once Center Creek overflowed its banks. Flooding continued into the very early hours of May 1st. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gulfton | - | Excessive rain caused flooding at the intersection of Highway 43 and Maple Road, and the intersection of Murphy Boulevard and South Jackson Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Junction | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Stringtown | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Thoms | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Smithfield | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Airport Drive | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Tuckahoe | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Klondike | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Oronogo | 4.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 718919. 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.









