Prosperine, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Spring Hollow Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65463. The Survey maps it on the Eldridge West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1934 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Eldridge West quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
225 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 225 fires within 5 miles of Prosperine between 1992 and 2017, burning about 14,624 acres in total. None started naturally. 105 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 105 |
| Debris and open burning | 88 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 153 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Prosperine: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prosperine in 2 storm reports in 2008: 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Prosperine | $1,000,000 | Four to nine inches of rain fell over Laclede County. The southeast section of the county experienced the greatest rainfall totals as widespread flooding occurred over county roads. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Prosperine | - | Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldridge | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Case | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Gilbertson Ford (historical) | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dove | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Grace | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sweet Hollow Ford (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Atchley (historical) | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Smith Ford (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 724959. 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.







