Pleasant Mount, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Saline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65026. The Survey maps it on the Olean quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1888 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Eldon quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Eldon quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Olean quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Mount between 1992 and 2020, burning about 288 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178600-06631-04092019-1410 |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 86 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190263-06631-03052020-1340 |
| 31 March 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Mount: 16 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | ||
| Coulogue Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Olean Lead Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Sweetwater Mine | Zinc, Lead | Producer | ||
| Frank R. Milliken Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Producer | ||
| Indiana Creek Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Marys Home Prospect | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Russell Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wrights Prospect | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Olean | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Etterville | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Eldon | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Aurora Springs | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Spring Garden | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| West Aurora | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Rocky Mount | 8.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755629. 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.










