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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 July 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 28 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Deposit | Iron, Water, Free | Prospect | 1931 | |
| Brendel and Gamble Mine | Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mineral Hill Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron / Copper / Manganese | Iron, Manganese, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Darby Mine | Lead, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Cloud | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bourbon | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Coffeyton | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Argo | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Vilander | 7.2 miles | 21 | |
| Harrison Mills | 7.8 miles | 21 | |
| Crossroads | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Leasburg | 8.5 miles | 19 |
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.









