Saverton, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Saverton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63467. It stands on Hascall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hannibal East quadrangle.
On record in Saverton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Saverton Schoollisted 1998
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.
- 1932 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Hannibal East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Hannibal East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Saverton between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,237 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 369 |
| 10 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 276 |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 203 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 204 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 199 |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177314-06417-03092018-1150 |
| 8 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190314-06417-03082020-2030 |
| 31 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 7.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190477-06417-03312020-1610 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Saverton: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal Plant - Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Al Plant - Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Burlington Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saverton in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saverton | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree which blocked Highway 79 at an unknown location. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saverton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs and power lines onto Highway 79 just southwest of Saverton. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saverton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree across a road just south southwest of Saverton. |
| August 2007 | Flood | Saverton | - | Heavy rain upstream caused minor flooding on the Mississippi River. At Saverton, the river peaked about 1.5 feet over flood stage and was still in flood when the month ended. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Saverton | - | Burlington Northern employees reported a brief tornado in southern Ralls County. The train had stopped to allow another train to pass when a small tornado passed in front of the lead locomotive. Some trees were damaged in the area. |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Saverton | - | A lighting strike was believed to be the cause of a fire at the Saverton Community Church. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the rear roof area of the church. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Saverton | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Saverton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Run | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Ilasco | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Salt River | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Flint Hill | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ralls | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| New London | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hydesburg (historical) | 10.7 miles | 17 | |
| Spalding | 13.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 726071. 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.








