Van Cleve, 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 65058. It stands on Carnes Branch. 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
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Van Cleve between 1992 and 2018, burning about 628 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 June 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 |
| 15 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 454 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | KK RANCH ROAD |
| 6 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Van Cleve: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emloe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Meta Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chrisman Diggins | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Pb | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Fe. | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| West Bank | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Van Cleve in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 3 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Van Cleve | $1,000 | Four to five inches of rain fell over Maries County. Major damage to county roads occurred, while all locations that typically experience flooding during periods of heavy rain were flooded. A few sections of Highway 63 became impassable to motorists. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Van Cleve | - | A large tree was blown down across Highway 133 just south of the Van Cleve area. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Van Cleve | - | A large tree was down across Highway 133 just south of the Van Cleve area. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Van Cleve | - | Two trees were reported down. One tree was blown down across County Road 219 off Route 133 and another across County Road 216 northeast of Route 133. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Van Cleve | - | One to two inches of rain fell over Maries County. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. The Emergency Management Director stated that widespread flash flooding began after approximately one half of an inch of rain occurred. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Van Cleve | - | Three to five inches of rain fell over Maries County resulting in widespread flooding of small creeks and streams. Numerous county roads were flooded and all low water crossings were impassable to motorists. |
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 | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Meyerstown | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Tavern | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Sudheimer | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Venus | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Brinktown | 8.4 miles | 20 | |
| Vienna | 11.6 miles | 17 | |
| Big Bend | 14.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728113. 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.










