Springtown, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Breton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63660. The Survey maps it on the Potosi quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 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 quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Potosi quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Springtown between 1992 and 2018, burning about 837 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128791-11043-09242015-1506 |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128792-11043-09242015-1214 |
| 22 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 August 2013 | 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
10 of 77 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 77 workings within 5 miles of Springtown: 68 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordans Copper Diggings | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Pierce and Willoughby's Diggings | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Potosi | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1763 | |
| Strawberry Diggings | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead and Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Washington County Zinc Works | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Wolf Quarry | Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead and Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown -Ba and Pb | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springtown in 15 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 11 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Springtown | $50,000 | A brief tornado touched down just west of Bates Creek Camp near Potosi during the afternoon. Here, the tornado caused building and tree damage. Most notably it destroyed the garage of a home in Bates Creek Camp. The tornado then moved northeast into southern Potosi, causing tree damage along the way. It then lifted near Washington County Memorial Hospital where it caused minor tree damage. The tornado was rated EF-1 with a path length of 4.24 miles and a maximum path width of 150 yards. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs just south of Potosi. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Springtown | - | Large hail fell over Potosi. Hail up to half dollar size was reported just northeast of Potosi at the intersection of Highway 21 and Highway E. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | - | Several trees were blown down south of Potosi. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Springtown | - | Two to four inches of rain fell over portions of Washington county causing flash flooding. Old Mines Creek rose quickly and flooded a portion of Highway 21 for a brief time. Also, numerous low water crossings, ditches and creeks in the Potosi area were out of their banks for a time. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Springtown | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Springtown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Mineral Point | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Summit | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Bates Creek Camp | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Frogtown | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Hopewell | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Adelbert (historical) | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Fountain Farm | 4.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752328. 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.













