Zion, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Central Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63645. It stands on Peters Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cherokee Pass quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 1930 USGS Coldwater quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Coldwater quadrangle1:62500, 2 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
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Cherokee Pass quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Cherokee Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Zion between 1992 and 2020, burning about 589 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179442-06205-09112019-1450 |
| 2 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | 21 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | WILDCAT SPRINGS |
| 23 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | PITBULL |
| 4 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CHEROKEE |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | CEDAR MTN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Zion: 6 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Lead, Silver, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E P Settle Silver Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Revelle Prospect | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Copper-Nickle-Cobalt | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Matthew Shaft | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zion in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zion | - | Numerous trees were damaged just south of Zion. The tree limbs were blocking portions of County Road 417. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zion | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree across U.S. Highway 67 a couple of miles south of Cherokee Pass. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Zion | - | Another tornado formed about a mile north of the one that had touched down near the intersection of U.S. 67 and State Highway N. It paralled the path of the other tornado lifting and dissipating about half a mile northeast of Madison County Road 303, about three quarters of a mile southeast of the intersection of U.S. 67 and Madison County Road 303. The damage was limited to numerous large trees blown down or uprooted along its path. The widest part of the damage path, about a third of a mile, was where the tornado crossed Madison County Road 303. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Cherokee Pass | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Klendike | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Twelvemile | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Buckhorn | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Faro | 7.0 miles | 20 | |
| Millcreek | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Marquand | 7.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729261. 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.













