Syenite, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63640. It lies near Butler Hill. The Survey maps it on the Wachita Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 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.
- 1939 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wachita Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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 Syenite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 237 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179308-09435-08152019-1535 |
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177363-09435-07122018-1245 |
| 8 April 2020 | Other causes | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190378-06205-04082020-1434 |
| 16 April 1992 | Natural | 29 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176797-09435-04122018-1531 |
| 14 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 38 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 165910-06205-02092018-1158 |
| 28 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 118 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 118 workings within 5 miles of Syenite: 117 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Iron. 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 La Motte #1 | Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Greasy Mines | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mine La Motte #2 | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Old Miller Place | Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unknown - Lead.Copper-Nickel.Cobalt | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Syenite in 1 storm report in 2021: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Syenite | - | The tornado began between Highway H and U.S. Highway 67 around 5.4 miles south-southeast of Farmington. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 67 where it topped, snapped, and uprooted trees. The tornado traveled northeast paralleling a portion of Possum Hollow Road where tree damage was extensive with numerous snapped and uprooted trees. Several homes along this stretch were damaged, primarily due to fallen trees. The tornado then struck a farmstead near a bend in Possum Hollow Road where it completely destroyed two outbuildings. Neither of these structures were well-anchored and damage was rated at EF-1. The tornado continued to the northeast snapping and uprooting trees. A homeowner with 40 acres of land along Knob Lick Road estimated that 60-70% of the trees were destroyed. Extensive damage was found near the intersection of Knob Lick Road and Old Fredericktown Road. Three homes in this area lost all or large portions of their roof with one home also losing portions of several walls. This damage was rated EF-2. Damage from the homes, a destroyed garage, and trees was strewn hundreds of yards to the north. The path width of the tornado at this point was just over 400 yards. The tornado then crossed Highway OO where the width was around 450 yards. A home lost part of its roof, a barn was damaged, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along this stretch. All of this damage was rated at EF-1. The tornado crossed Smith Road destroying several barns and damaging a manufactured home, and then crossed Busiek Road damaging a small barn, several farm outbuildings and totally destroying a large well built farm outbuilding. Damage in this area was rated EF-1 or EF-2. The 400+ yard wide tornado crossed the St. Francois County/Ste. Genevieve County line just north of Green Acres Lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knob Lick | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Libertyville | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hamilton Town | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| De Lassus | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Doe Run | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Rock Springs | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Farmington | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Valley Forge (historical) | 7.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756776. 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.














