Needmore, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63627. The Survey maps it on the Bloomsdale quadrangle. It stands 784 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1915 USGS Renault quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Renault quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Bloomsdale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Bloomsdale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Needmore between 1994 and 2020, burning about 84 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-0000024 |
| 3 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Needmore: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Lead, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbin's Lead Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Carrans Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Udding Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Udding Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brickeys | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Valley View | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Clement | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Kinsey | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Bloomsdale | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Lawrenceton | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Goose Creek Lake | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Forest Estates | 8.9 miles | 18 |
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 Needmore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27985176 | 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 723142. 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.









