Stanton, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63079. The Survey maps it on the Stanton quadrangle. 366 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 879 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Union quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Union quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Stanton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 211 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177965-03627-07202018-2026 |
| 11 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177964-03627-06232018-1434 |
| 10 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Stanton: 48 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory), Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Prospect | Barium-Barite, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tamm Mine | Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Hollow | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Hollow Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Hollow Mine | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Cu & Fe | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Kelsey Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Rueppele Copper Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Rueppele Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stanton in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanton | $25,000 | Widespread wind damage across Franklin County. A large tree was blown down onto roadway along St. Louis Inn Road about 5 miles southwest of St. Clair. Another large tree was blown down on to Highway 47 near intersection with Eastview Drive. On the southwest side of Union, several power lines were blown down at the intersection of Koelling Avenue and West Springfield Avenue. About 3 miles north northwest of Moselle, there were numerous trees damaged or uprooted, as well as damage to a car port, power lines blown down and damage to several roofs. Several trees were blown over on the northwest side of Pacific. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree across the intersection of Route JJ and Spring Creek Road. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees including one on Highway W in Stanton, which landed on an unoccupied truck. |
| October 2004 | Hail | Stanton | - | A local television station reported 1 inch hail in the Stanton area. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanton | - | The County Sheriff office reported Highway billboards blown down along I-44 near Stanton. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Stanton | - | Hail up to 1 inch was reported in the Staunton area. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Stanton | - | Spotters reported golfball size hail. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Stanton | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Stanton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charmwood | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Twin Springs | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Benson Tourist City | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Miramiguoa Park | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Anaconda | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Grove Village | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Caseyville | 5.0 miles | 27 | |
| Sullivan | 5.4 miles | 20 |
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 Stanton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3477536 | 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 731656. 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.










