Leadmine, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Miller Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65764. It stands on Lane Branch. The Survey maps it on the Leadmine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Macks Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Leadmine quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
176 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of Leadmine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,134 acres in total. None started naturally. 110 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 | 110 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 58 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 Leadmine: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hildebrand Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Rambo Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Tunas Shaft | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leadmine in 13 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 7 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2026 | Flash Flood | Leadmine | - | State Highway E was closed at the Little Niangua River due to flooding. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Leadmine | - | Route YY closed due to flooding. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Leadmine | - | Route YY closed due to flooding. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Leadmine | - | State Highway E was closed due to flooding at Little Niangua River. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Leadmine | - | State Highway E was closed at the Little Niangua River. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Leadmine | - | Route E was impassable and closed due to flooding. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Leadmine | - | State Highway E at the Little Niangua River was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leadmine | - | There were numerous tree limbs blown down on property and a private roadway. Time was estimated by radar. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leadmine | - | A tree was blown down across County Road YY. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Leadmine | - | Route E at the Little Niangua River was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Leadmine | - | Route E was closed near the Little Niangua River. |
| February 2011 | Hail | Leadmine | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Leadmine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Herrick Ford | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Tunas | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Celt | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Turner Ford (historical) | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Berry Ford (historical) | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Miller Ford (historical) | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| McPheters Ford (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 720865. 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.







