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Jarvis, Missouri

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Joachim Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63050. The Survey maps it on the Herculaneum quadrangle.

Jarvis within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

71 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Jarvis between 2003 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined46
Debris and open burning16
Recreation and ceremony5
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 September 2011Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 September 2005Smokingunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Jarvis: 26 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Sandy MinesLead, Zinc, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Festus Pit & PlantSilicaPast Producer
Martin Marietta Sand PitSilicaProducer
Master Bros Pit & PlantSilicaProducer
Sand & Gravel Plant 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel Plant 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bailey MinesLeadPast Producer
Herculaneum MinesLeadPast Producer
McClenahan's MinesLeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Mapaville1.4 miles17
Goldman2.5 miles21
Granada Meadows3.0 miles21
Horine3.7 miles25
Munsons3.8 miles25
Donnell4.2 miles17
Silica4.3 miles17
Hillsboro4.4 miles20

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 JarvisAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27985480The 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 720264. 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.