Safe, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65559. It stands on Coppedge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Safe 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.
- 1934 USGS Redbird quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Redbird quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Safe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Safe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 350 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 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 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Safe: 72 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinke Pit | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Radford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Allmeyer Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Berkner Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Blair Prospect Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Claggert #1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Dillon Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gnemi-Dillon # 1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gronehalt Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Hogue #1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Safe in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Safe | $20,000 | A NWS storm survey determined that straight line winds up to 80 mph caused damage to several outbuildings. |
| December 2024 | Flash Flood | Safe | $10,000 | A successful water rescue occurred at a low water crossing on county road 432 in Maries County at the Bourbeuse River. A vehicle attempting to cross the river was swept off the bridge. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Safe | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Safe | - | Two large trees were reported down near the intersection of Highways 68 and P. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Safe | - | Highway 68 near Highway H was flooded. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Safe | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway (historical) | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| High Gate | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Vichy | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lois | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Lanes Prairie | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Davis Ford | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lindell | 9.3 miles | 18 | |
| Paydown | 12.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741225. 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.








