Silver Springs, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Big River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63628. The Survey maps it on the Bonne Terre quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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.
- 1905 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bonneterre quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 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
Fires near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Silver Springs between 1993 and 2018, burning about 224 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2014 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176571-05007-04122018-2045 |
| 12 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135129-05007-04012016-1304 |
| 9 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 134013-05007-03072016-1600 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 97 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 97 workings within 5 miles of Silver Springs: 91 past producers, 4 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Barite | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Garatee Mines | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| North Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tarpley Mines | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blackwell Mine & Washer | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Brown Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Deep Digs Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Dresser Mine No. 10 | Barium-Barite | Producer | 1972, 1974 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Timberline | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Halifax | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hazel Run | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Settletown | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| East Bonne Terre | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| The Lead Belt | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Bonne Terre | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Blackwell | 6.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756722. 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.














