Twin Springs, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Central Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63077. It lies in Twin Springs Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Stanton quadrangle.
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
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Twin Springs between 1992 and 2018, burning about 201 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| 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 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Twin Springs: 57 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredell Mines | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Prospect | Barium-Barite, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Shotwell Mines | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Tamm Mine | Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Pb&Fe | Lead, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Hollow | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Hollow Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Jans Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite | Prospect | Underground | |
| Jans Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Hollow Mine | Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charmwood | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Stanton | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Miramiguoa Park | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Benson Tourist City | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Anaconda | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Plum Ford | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Caseyville | 4.6 miles | 27 | |
| Monday | 4.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727932. 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.










