Happy Hollow, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63630. It lies near Bezidek Hill (historical). The Survey maps it on the Tiff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Tiff quadrangle1:24000
- 1939 USGS Tiff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Tiff quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Happy Hollow between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,037 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128791-11043-09242015-1506 |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128792-11043-09242015-1214 |
| 22 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 137652-11043-05072016-2152 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 90 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 90 workings within 5 miles of Happy Hollow: 60 past producers, 22 producers, 6 unknowns, 2 prospects. 22 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee and Scott Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Potosi | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1763 | |
| Bellefontaine Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cannon Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gulf Prospect | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Prairie Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shibboleth | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Mud Town | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Fountain Farm | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| White (historical) | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Old Mines | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bellefontaine | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cadet | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Theabeau Town | 2.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719064. 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.










