Minnith, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Beauvais Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63673. It lies near Cottonwood Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Minnith quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 19 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.
- 1907 USGS Weingarten quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Weingarten quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Minnith quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Minnith quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Minnith between 1995 and 2020, burning about 56 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178129-09533-04182019-1945 |
| 18 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178130-09533-04182018-1645 |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190195-09526-03082020-1530 |
| 22 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 January 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | COUNTY LINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Minnith: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Cobalt-Nickel-Copper | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc-Copper-Iron | Copper, Iron, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Burnt Mill Property | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Horn S Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Vein Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Minnith in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2022 | Hail | Minnith | - | Numerous reports of large hail. A few of the hail stones were 2 inches in diameter. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Minnith | - | Up to three inches of rain fell into a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded. Highway N just southwest of intersection with Minnith Road was washed out when Saline Creek overflowed its banks. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minnith | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees. Also, an old barn was blown down. |
| January 2007 | Flood | Minnith | - | Rainfall of several inches caused localized flooding of small creeks and streams mainly across southern Ste. Genevieve County. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minnith | - | The County Sheriff reported trees down blocking Highway N southwest of Minnith. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozora | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Clearwater | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| River aux Vases | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Coffman | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Mary | 7.7 miles | 24 | |
| Copper Mine | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hicks | 9.1 miles | 24 | |
| Quarry Town | 9.4 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Minnith | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16895201 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751123. 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.














