Plattin, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Plattin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63028. It stands on Flucom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Festus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Crystal City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Crystal City 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
- 1964 USGS Festus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Plattin between 1997 and 2020, burning about 155 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 127970-05007-09052015-2018 |
| 24 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 June 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 126110-05007-06272015-1909 |
| 15 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 April 2004 | Smoking | 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 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Plattin: 17 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee Diggings | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Arrowhead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rush Tower Mine & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| How's Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mccormick Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mead's Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plattin in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattin | - | A large tree was uprooted in Festus. The roots snapped just below the surface. A 1 foot diameter tree limb fell in a yard near Olympian Village. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Plattin | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympian Village | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Flucom | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Arbor Place | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Oakvale | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Selma | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Knorpp | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Papin | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Danby | 5.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 724470. 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.








