Shirley, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Walton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63664. It stands on Race Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shirley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 22 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.
- 1906 USGS Potosi quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Potosi quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Shirley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1999 USGS Shirley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Shirley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,417 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 32 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128011-11043-09052015-1622 |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | FLOYD |
| 14 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | MARGE FIRE |
| 9 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | LOST CREEK CHURCH |
| 10 July 2012 | Natural | 82 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SCOTTS BRANCH |
| 6 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Shirley: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parole Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | 1814 | |
| Krueger Zinc Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead and Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Casey and Clancy Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shirley in 9 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees as well as numerous tree limbs. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees 5 miles southwest of Potosi and several large trees in Old Mines. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Shirley | - | A wide swath of large hail fell across central Washington County. Most of the hail was the size of golfballs, but there was a report of baseball sized hail 7 miles west of Potosi. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | Several trees were blown down onto Missouri Route 8 in Shirley. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 MPH as thunderstorms moved through western sections of the county. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Shirley | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levy | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Camp Lakewood | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Floyd | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Bates Creek Camp | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Latty | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Palmer | 6.6 miles | 23 | |
| Potosi | 7.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fourche a Renault (historical) | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752129. 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.














