Lovejoy, Missouri
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Shawnee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63755. It stands on Lovejoy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Neelys Landing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 26 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.
- 1918 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1925 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Neelys Landing quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Neelys Landing quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Lovejoy between 1992 and 2011, burning about 272 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | SNAG PATCH 1 |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | HALFMOON ISLAND |
| 30 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | KING'S FERRY |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | DOUBLE SLOUGH |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | SNAG PATCH 2 |
| 25 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Shawnee National Forest | ROUTE 3 |
| 20 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | PINE HILLS RD |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Lovejoy: 4 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Neelys Landing Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shawnee High Interest Sand & Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gerler Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Landing | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Neelys Landing | 2.6 miles | 26 | |
| New Wells | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| Leemon | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| Pocahontas | 6.3 miles | 24 | |
| Oriole | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Shawneetown | 6.7 miles | 24 | |
| Moccasin Springs | 6.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730544. 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.













