Saratoga, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Prairie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64863. The Survey maps it on the South West City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS South West City quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Saratoga between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,101 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30553 |
| 19 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30346 |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30309 |
| 4 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30236 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Saratoga: 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong & Cravens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| John P Hughes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joplin-Elk River Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Madge Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Railroad Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saratoga in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga | - | Two trees were reported blown over. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Saratoga | - | Dime to quarter size hail 3 west of Noel on Highway 90. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga | - | Several trees were reported down in the Noel and Southwest City areas. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga | - | A large sixteen inch diameter tree fell on Highway 90 about three miles west of Noel. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Spring Valley | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| South West City | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Noel | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Armstrong Quarry | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Shira | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ginger Blue | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Elk Springs | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729959. 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.






