Lulu, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1997. It lies in ZIP code area 65606. It lies near Hollis School Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Many Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1944 USGS Couch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Couch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Many Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Many Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Lulu between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,124 acres in total. None started naturally. 77 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 | 77 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SATURDAY FIRE |
| 22 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BUCK BAY |
| 21 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BRASWELL |
| 12 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177402-07526-08122018-1910 |
| 1 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SISCO |
| 25 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SMOKEY HOLLOW |
| 2 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 270 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BIG BOTTOM HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lulu: 8 past producers, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Manganese, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.S.&R Zinc Mine | Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Manganese & Iron | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Carson Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Drew Whitten Mine | Iron | Prospect | 1945 | |
| Mt. Nebo Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Nebo Mt. | Iron | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lulu in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2019: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lulu | - | A large tree was reported down on County Road 224 near Highway CC. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Lulu | - | Officials reported 2 feet of water over Highway 160 east of Alton west of Route CC. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lulu | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a large tree across County Road 125. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Lulu | - | no account filed |
| November 2007 | Hail | Lulu | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Braswell | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Simpson | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Alton | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| McFry Ford | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Woodside | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Turners Mill | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Greer | 6.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735188. 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.







