Meramec Springs, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65559. It lies near Brown Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Maramec Spring quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Meramec Springs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Maramec Iron Works Districtlisted 1969 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 22 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.
- 1928 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Maramec Spring quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Maramec Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Meramec Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 293 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230757-08110-09302020-1720 |
| 29 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144732-02811-07292016-1151 |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Meramec Springs (historical): 27 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Rosati Stone | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dawson Bank | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| C O Parry Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cooper Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Town of Missouri | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Schundler | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rosati | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| De Camp (historical) | 5.0 miles | 22 | |
| Saint James | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Flag Spring | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Dean Ford | 6.1 miles | 23 | |
| Austria (historical) | 7.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740041. 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.














