Hopewell, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Breton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63660. The Survey maps it on the Mineral Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 20 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.
- 1905 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bonneterre quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Mineral Point quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Hopewell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 596 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261411-09432-09092020-1925 |
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261410-09432-09092020-2144 |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 |
| 4 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Hopewell: 39 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordans Copper Diggings | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Mineral Point Group | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Barite, Galena | |
| Unknown - Iron & Zinc | Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead and Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Fe and Zn | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Washington County Zinc Works | Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopewell in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | A 911 call center reported downed power lines at Route 21 and Macon Road south of Potosi. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and tree limbs. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Hopewell | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Route U near intersection with John Smith Road. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | Several large trees were blown down 5 miles south of Potosi on Highway 21, blocking the highway for a time. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Hopewell | - | A small tornado hit just north of Hopewell. Damaged was limited to downed and snapped trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Springtown | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Irondale | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Mineral Point | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| French Town | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Potosi | 5.6 miles | 21 | |
| Adelbert (historical) | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Fountain Farm | 6.3 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q5900273 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719792. 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.














