Pea Ridge, Missouri
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63080. It stands on Pea Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Meramec State Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Meramec State Park quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Meramec State Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Meramec State Park quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Pea Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,860 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 76 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128571-03627-09232015-1312 |
| 10 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 142412-03627-08102016-1412 |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 May 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Pea Ridge: 13 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyville Mines | Lead, Iron, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Pea Ridge | Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1954, 1964 | |
| Pea Ridge Mine | Iron, REE, Cobalt, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1953, 1964 | |
| Tipton Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rutledge Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Sappington's Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blanton Limonite Bank | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pea Ridge in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 2026 | Hail | Pea Ridge | - | Numerous hailstones measuring 2 inches to 4 inches. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Pea Ridge | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time onto already saturated soil. This caused flash flooding. Many small creeks were flooded across northern portions of the county. Also, several low water crossings and roads had several feet of water over them, especially in the Richwoods area. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Pea Ridge | - | The Missouri Highway Patrol reported a vehicle attempted to cross a flooded low water crossing. The vehicle was swept into the stream and overturned. The drive was killed. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pea Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and a power line along Highway A in northern Washington County. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Pea Ridge | - | Two to three inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils in Washington county from the evening hours of March 17th through March 18th. Numerous roads and low water crossings were flooded including streets in Potosi, Highway 47 at Kingston Road northwest of Cruise Mill, and New Diggins Road in Springtown. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Pea Ridge | - | Nickel size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 185 and County Road EE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulsey | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Anthonies Mill | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Northcut | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Ebo | 10.2 miles | 19 | |
| Richwoods | 11.6 miles | 19 | |
| Fourche a Renault (historical) | 11.7 miles | 19 | |
| Aptus | 11.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hurricane | 12.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751518. 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.











