Scruggs, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65109. The Survey maps it on the Lohman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1886 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Centertown quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Centertown quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Lohman quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Scruggs between 2005 and 2018, burning about 88 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177429-02626-04232018-1450 |
| 15 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 October 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177425-02626-01252018-1745 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Scruggs: 12 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Coal. 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 | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Brounele Farm Lead Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Caspary Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Jeff-Cole Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scruggs in 6 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scruggs | - | Photos on Facebook show a healthy tree uprooted by thunderstorm winds in a neighborhood near the Cole County Fairgrounds. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scruggs | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines around town. A couple of power poles were snapped off and some shingles blown off of a few homes on the west side of town. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scruggs | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs across the city as well as a few trees. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scruggs | - | Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees and numerous large tree limbs and power lines across northern Cole County. In Wardsville, two thirds of the gymnasium roof was damaged at Blair Oaks High School. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Scruggs | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Scruggs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Flats | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Plummer | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Saint Martins | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Scott | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Elston | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Lohman | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Stringtown | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Cole Junction | 4.7 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741252. 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.










