Sprott, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63670. The Survey maps it on the Sprott quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 18 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.
- 1904 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Sprott quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Sprott between 1992 and 2019, burning about 93 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179312-09435-09142019-1415 |
| 14 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177364-09435-07142018-1644 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176803-09435-05012018-1013 |
| 8 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178126-09533-04082018-1400 |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179311-09435-04032019-1930 |
| 11 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176798-09435-04112018-1145 |
| 11 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178127-09533-04112018-2125 |
| 8 March 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Sprott: 8 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Feldspar, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Number Ninedoe Run Lead Co | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Wulfords Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Gold | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Gold | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Byington Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dobschutz Diggings | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Feldspar | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Feldspar | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sprott in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sprott | - | A line of severe storms moved across Ste. Genevieve County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down countywide, especially between Farmington and Ste. Genevieve. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sprott | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over three power poles near the Ste. Genevieve/St. Francois county line, just east of Farmington. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sprott | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines countywide, as well as numerous large tree limbs. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sprott | - | Several large tree limbs and a couple of trees were blown down at the intersection of Highways D and O in far western Ste. Genevieve County. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Sprott | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Sprott | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Sprott | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Jonca | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Millers | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Chestnut Ridge | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pickel | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Weingarten | 6.3 miles | 18 | |
| Rocky Ridge Ranch | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lawrenceton | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sprott | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16900452 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 726967. 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.













