Mount Pleasant, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Saline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65026. The Survey maps it on the Eldon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1888 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Eldon quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Eldon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Eldon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Eldon quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Eldon quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 295 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178600-06631-04092019-1410 |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 86 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190263-06631-03052020-1340 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant: 19 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | ||
| Coulogue Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Olean Lead Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Blackburns Diggings | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Frank R. Milliken Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Producer | ||
| Indiana Creek Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Marys Home Prospect | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Russell Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Sweetwater Mine | Zinc, Lead | Producer | ||
| Unknown-Clay | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Mount | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Etterville | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Olean | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Eldon | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Aurora Springs | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| West Aurora | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Spring Garden | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rocky Mount | 8.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729565. 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.












