Hofflins, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65453. The Survey maps it on the Leasburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Leasburg quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Hofflins between 1992 and 2019, burning about 960 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 33 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144711-02811-06222016-1339 |
| 26 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178544-02811-05262018-2115 |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Hofflins: 37 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Bank Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Brothers Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Mullen Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| J. Moore Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Brush Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | 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 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hofflins in 1 storm report in 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Hail | Hofflins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Cuba | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Leasburg | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Amanda | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Indian Lake | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Coffeyton | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Avery (historical) | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Idlewild | 6.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750353. 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.







