Otto, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Imperial Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63012. The Survey maps it on the Belews Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1930 USGS Pacific SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Belew Creek quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Otto between 2005 and 2020, burning about 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179043-05013-08242019-1520 |
| 2 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 May 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Otto: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| House Springs Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| House Springs Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Otto in 5 storm reports between 1995 and 2016: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otto | $300 | County officials reported power lines and poles down along Highway 21. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otto | - | The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down around Otto. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Otto | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Otto | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Otto | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Heights | 1.6 miles | 25 | |
| Antonia | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Seckman | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| House Springs | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Rock Creek | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| Scotsdale | 5.0 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Forest | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Weber Hill | 5.1 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 723885. 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.









