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West Sullivan, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63080. It lies near Bowman Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Sullivan quadrangle.

West Sullivan within Crawford County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of West Sullivan between 1992 and 2018, burning about 349 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 burning52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
13 August 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 July 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of West Sullivan: 25 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bourbon DepositIron, Water, FreeProspect1931
Brendel and Gamble MineCopper, LeadPast Producer
Mineral Hill MinesZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - CopperCopperPast Producer
Unknown - Iron / Copper / ManganeseIron, Manganese, CopperOccurrence
Unknown - LsStone, DimensionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Darby MineLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Crawford County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Saint Cloud1.7 miles20
Bourbon3.4 miles20
Coffeyton6.4 miles19
Argo7.1 miles18
Vilander7.2 miles21
Harrison Mills7.8 miles21
Crossroads8.2 miles21
Leasburg8.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1890983. 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.