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Pepsin, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64862. The Survey maps it on the Reeds quadrangle.

Pepsin within Newton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

35 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Pepsin between 1993 and 2020, burning about 227 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 burning23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 2019Smokingunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179439-07311-09282019-1517
5 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 August 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 August 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 June 1994Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 June 1994Debris and open burning8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 June 1994Arson/incendiarism40 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Pepsin: 12 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Allied Mining Co.ZincPast Producer1929
Burch DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer
Perry DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer
Reo MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbZinc, LeadPast Producer
A.A. Griebe LandLead, ZincPast Producer
Grove Creek DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton County

Storms near this place

3 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pepsin in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011Tornado (EF2)Pepsin$700,000The National Weather Service storm survey team determined that an EF-2 tornado touched down 5 miles east northeast of Diamond, Missouri. It remained on the ground for approximately 17 miles, seven of which was in Newton County before it crossed into Lawrence County. The maximum wind speeds were estimated at 120 miles per hour. The tornado damage path had a maximum width of one half mile. There were numerous trees uprooted, three mobile homes suffered considerable damage or were destroyed west of Wentworth. Numerous power poles were blown down along Highway J along a nearly four mile stretch. In Wentworth, numerous tress were uprooted and one outbuilding had its roof removed. The tornado crossed into Lawrence County as an EF-1 just north of Douglas Fir Road along Lawrence County Avenue.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindPepsin$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and power lines.
April 2017FloodPepsin-A flood prone location flooded at Newton Road and Terrier Road.

Every storm recorded in Newton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Park3.9 miles11
Diamond4.4 miles14
Granby City5.8 miles14
Ritchey6.3 miles11
Granby7.2 miles14
Talmage City8.0 miles18
Wentworth9.1 miles11
Berwick10.0 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 724223. 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.