Purvis, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Jasper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65079. It lies near John Hill Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Sunrise Beach quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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
- 1934 USGS Purvis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
- 1959 USGS Sunrise Beach quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Sunrise Beach quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
188 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Purvis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,726 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 74 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178228-01509-09042018-2000 |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179146-01509-09202019-2005 |
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261559-01502-08062020-2215 |
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177815-01502-08042018-1405 |
| 24 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179840-01509-08242019-1421 |
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178205-01509-08232018-1152 |
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 Purvis: 20 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Iron, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Creek Diggings | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Caldwell Martin + Co Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Carrol Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Furnace Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hays Hibden + Co Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mcdonald Ranch Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bond Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bond Tunnel Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bonds Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lead Hill Diggings | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Purvis in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Purvis | $25,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts blew a roof off of a house. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Purvis | $1,000 | A barn and several roads were flooded. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Purvis | - | Mping report of quarter size hail. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Purvis | - | The CoCoRaHS station mo-cm-20 1 near Laurie reported 2.93 inches of rainfall. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Purvis | - | Rainfall of 1.34 inches was measured in about 2 hours. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Purvis | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 8.50 inches was measured near Laurie. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Purvis | - | There was a report of 5.07 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Beach | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hurricane Deck | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Green Bay Terrace | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Four Seasons | 6.1 miles | 25 | |
| Friedenswald | 6.9 miles | 22 | |
| Barnumton | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Old Linn Creek | 7.6 miles | 22 | |
| Damsel | 7.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 725009. 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.










