Loughboro, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in St. Francois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63601. It stands on Ritter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Flat River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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 Flat River quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Loughboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 394 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 254 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176750-09401-04122018-1636 |
| 26 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176316-09401-03242018-1338 |
| 23 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Loughboro: 48 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat River | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Cadmium, Cobalt, Nickel | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Shaft Number Two | Nickel, Lead, Copper, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Central Mining Co. Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1893 | |
| Central Lead Co. Shaft | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Doe Run Shaft | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Shaft Number Fourdoe Run Lead Co | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Elvins Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| State Hospital Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Doe Run | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hamilton Town | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Derby | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| De Lassus | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| West Elvins | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Elvins | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Mineral City | 4.3 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756330. 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.














