Tavern, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65459. It stands on Berry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Van Cleve quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Tavern quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Tavern quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Van Cleve quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Tavern between 1992 and 2019, burning about 550 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 burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177917-07614-04162018-1517 |
| 10 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 454 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | KK RANCH ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Tavern: 10 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrisman Diggins | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Pioneer #1 Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Rothwell Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Champion Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Chrisman Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lawson Mine Number One | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Pioneer Mine Number Two | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Whipple Bank | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Junction | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Meyerstown | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Sudheimer | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Brinktown | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Venus | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Van Cleve | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Big Bend | 9.1 miles | 20 | |
| Vienna | 9.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741312. 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.










