Vulcan, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63675. It lies near Brushy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Des Arc quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1926 USGS Des Arc quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1929 USGS Des Arc quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 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
- 1969 USGS Des Arc quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Vulcan between 1993 and 2002, burning about 185 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 May 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 April 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Vulcan: 14 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Stone, Dimension, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Argentiferrous Lead Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| May Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Benson Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Granite Dimension | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Carr Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Graves Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Graves Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1905, 1906 | |
| Piatt Land | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vulcan in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Vulcan | $200,000 | Up to 6 inches of rain fell on already saturated soils in Iron county from the late evening hours of March 17th through March 18th. Numerous roads were covered with water countywide. Also, 8 to 10 homes in Des Arc were flooded and the bridge north of town on Highway 143 was washed out. In the Ironton/Arcadia area, Knob Creek and Stouts Creek were out of their banks and overtopping the bridge that goes over them. Highway D, Highway 21 were impassable in spots and Highway 49 about half a mile south of Highway 72 was flooded. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Vulcan | $10,000 | The tornado continued to track northeast along County Road 149. It snapped off or uprooted numerous trees. Also, a house sustained minor shingle damage to its roof. Then the tornado shifted its track a bit more easterly eventually crossing County Road 147, then Highway 49 around three quarters of a mile north of Vulcan. As it crossed Highway F, 3.5 miles northeast of Vulcan, it uprooted several large trees. Then the tornado track shifted back to a northeasterly direction, crossing County Road 135, about 6 miles northeast of Vulcan, where it uprooted or snapped off several more large trees. Then the tornado crossed into southern Madison County. In Iron County, the path length was 12.05 miles with a max path width of 150 yards with a rating of EF1. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Vulcan | - | The Missouri Department of Transportation has reported multiple road closures in Iron County due to flooding that began on April 3rd. Some of these closures continued into May. Road closures include: Route F from CR 160 to CR 135, Route 40 at Route BB, and Route F from Missouri 49 to CR 165. Over the duration of the event, portions of Iron County received up to 7.5 inches of rain. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Vulcan | - | A tornado touched down 1.8 miles southeast of Annapolis, between Highway 49 and Highway F. As it tracked to the east northeast it uprooted or snapped off several large trees before crossing Highway F, then lifted and dissipated. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 0.59 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Vulcan | - | A number of rounds of rain moved through the region over several days. Thus the soils were saturated. Between one and three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway D just southeast of Arcadia and Highway CC just southwest of Arcadia. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vulcan | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees near Vulcan. A couple of private roads were blocked due to fallen trees. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vulcan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous trees in southern Iron County in the Vulcan area. Several roads were blocked by the trees. One home suffered roof damage. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728225. 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.












