Saint John, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65556. The Survey maps it on the Conns Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1943 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Conns Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Saint John between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,852 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128775-08519-09212015-1445 |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177292-02059-06152018-1214 |
| 4 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 May 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Saint John: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lentz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Swedeborg | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ozark Springs | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Kieseweltter Resort | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Turkey Ridge | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Stillhouse Springs | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Crocker | 7.4 miles | 14 |
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 Saint John | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28005947 | 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 725763. 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.






