Wiffenberg, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boeuf Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65066. The Survey maps it on the Rosebud 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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 Rosebud quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Wiffenberg between 1996 and 2020, burning about 259 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178377-03623-03212019-1730 |
| 13 March 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 81 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 97 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 97 workings within 5 miles of Wiffenberg: 96 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sickendick Land | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bueker Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Felhaber | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Helkergoumer Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Hesemann Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Jadelot #1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Nebelsick Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Schlotave Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Rosebud | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Stony Hill | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| Cave Hill | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Swiss | 7.4 miles | 21 | |
| Bay | 7.5 miles | 21 | |
| Old Woollam | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Witte Ford (historical) | 8.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755628. 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.










