Proctor, Missouri
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Buffalo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65037. It lies in Proctor Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Proctor Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 24 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 Gravois Mills quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Proctor Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Gravois Mills quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Proctor Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Proctor Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Gravois Mills quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Proctor Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Proctor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,165 acres in total. None started naturally. 45 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 | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 563 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 June 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178686-07140-04082019-2147 |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178685-07140-04072019-1428 |
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 Proctor: 22 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Barium-Barite, Lead, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blow Dig | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Grant Hill Clay Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hill Lead & Zinc Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Proctor Lead Prospect | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Gouts Creek Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Palm Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Wigwam Creek Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Ranch Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Grass Roots Diggings | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Parsons Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd (historical) | 5.1 miles | 24 | |
| Laurie | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Gravois Mills | 6.9 miles | 25 | |
| Riverview | 7.2 miles | 20 | |
| Buck Creek | 9.0 miles | 22 | |
| Cape Galena (historical) | 9.5 miles | 22 | |
| Boylers Mill | 9.6 miles | 20 | |
| Rocky Mount | 11.5 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Proctor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27986082 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735981. 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.














