Mott, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Myatt Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65775. It lies near Hay Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Lanton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 West Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS West Plains SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Lanton quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Mott (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,486 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 500 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 2001 | 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
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Mott (historical): 8 past producers, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fruitville # 1 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Fruitville # 2 Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Fruitville # 4 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Fruitville Bank # 3 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Kingsbury Bank Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | 1910, 1941 | |
| Red Ranch Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Russell Chapin Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1931 | |
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globe | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Fruitville | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lanton | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| China | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cottbus | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Cornertown | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lebo | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Brandsville | 8.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735146. 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.







