Schmitt Ford, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63056. It stands on Boehms Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spring Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Union quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Union quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Spring Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Schmitt Ford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 83 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190486-03620-04182020-1737 |
| 17 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 166033-03620-03092018-1353 |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190204-03620-03082020-1137 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Schmitt Ford: 36 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Pb-Zn | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jess Laubinger S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cruz Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Jack Mines | Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Ford | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Noser Mill | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Greenstreet | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Laubinger Ford | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Beaufort | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Neier | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Leslie | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Rock Ford | 5.0 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122556292 | 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 741244. 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.









