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Smithfield, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Twin Groves Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64834. It stands on Center Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carl Junction quadrangle.

Smithfield within Jasper County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

4 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Smithfield between 2017 and 2018, burning about 34 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 burning3
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 March 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreCherokee County92
21 March 2017Arson/incendiarism27 acresCherokee County90
23 December 2018Debris and open burning4.0 acresKansas Forest Service196
8 January 2017Debris and open burning2.0 acresCherokee County4

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jasper County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 399 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 399 workings within 5 miles of Smithfield: 397 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Klondike PitClayPast Producer
Mattes Bros. Chat PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Belleville Strip PitZincPast Producer1900
Crane-Chenoweth TractZincPast Producer1926, 1927
Isherwood MineZincPast Producer1925, 1926
Pearl LeaseZincPast Producer1910, 1912
1915 Mine East ShaftsLead, ZincPast Producer
Aberdeen MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Babcock MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Baby Kitty MineLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jasper County

Storms near this place

5 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smithfield in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2015Heavy RainSmithfield-There was report of 4.15 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindSmithfield-A trained spotter reported wind gusts up to 54 knots.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindSmithfield-A trained spotter reported wind gusts up to 54 knots.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindSmithfield-The emergency manager measured a 60 MPH wind gust in Smithfield.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindSmithfield-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jasper County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Stringtown1.2 miles18
Klondike1.7 miles18
Carl Junction2.1 miles18
Thoms3.0 miles18
Belleville3.1 miles19
Gulfton3.2 miles18
Tuckahoe4.8 miles18
Belle Center4.8 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 726637. 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.