Scholten, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Crane Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65633. The Survey maps it on the Jenkins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1942 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Scholten between 1992 and 2020, burning about 909 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Scholten: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 - Lead-Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Upshur Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scholten in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Lightning | Scholten | 1 killed, $5,000 | A man died after being hit by lightning near Seymour. Two horses were also killed by the lightning strike. The man was cultivating a field at the time of the strike. Time was estimated. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Scholten | $30,000 | Hen egg sized hail was reported with minor roof and vehicle damage. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scholten | $20,000 | A large metal shop building had a significant portion of its roof removed by high winds near the intersection of State Highway TT and Farm Road 1222. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scholten | - | A tree was blown down blocking Highway 248 near Wheelerville. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Scholten | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelerville | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Revisville | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Osa | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Leann | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Madry | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Jenkins | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Flat Creek (historical) | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| McDowell | 8.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 726111. 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.









