Horton, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Siloam Springs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65793. The Survey maps it on the Siloam Springs quadrangle. It stands 1,076 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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.
- 1939 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Horton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,052 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 159 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 159 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HORTON #3 |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HORTON #2 |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.2 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HORTON #1 |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | LATE NIGHT |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BUDDY |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | AA |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | GOAT |
| 14 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | P HIGHWAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Horton: 3 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattillo Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Walter Simmons Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| George Christopher Prospect | Iron | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Kenneth Bryan Pits | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Ova Turner Property | Iron | Past Producer | 1920, 1937 | |
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siloam Springs | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Grimmet | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Burnham | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pomona | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Olden | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Willow Springs | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Crider | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hutton Valley | 11.9 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Horton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27985355 | 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 735095. 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.










