Homestead, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63937. It lies near Hogan Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Hogan Hollow quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1934 USGS Williamsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Williamsville quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Williamsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hogan Hollow quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Homestead (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 891 acres in total. 1 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 | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.5 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BEAVER LAKE |
| 24 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 122 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | NORTH PRONG |
| 16 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Homestead (historical): 4 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tract # 18 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Tract # 19 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Tract # 20 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tract # 5 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Tract # 7 | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandin | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ellsinore | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hunter | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Crites Corner | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Chilton | 13.3 miles | 12 | |
| Barren (historical) | 15.7 miles | 15 | |
| Eastwood | 17.4 miles | 13 | |
| Chicopee | 19.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740417. 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.







