Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“Snelson-Brinker House was a historic home located near Steelville, Crawford County, Missouri. It was built by Levi Lane Snelson in 1834, as a one-story, double-pen log dwelling, and sold to John B.”
Wikipedia article Snelson-Brinker House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Crawford County · listed in 2007 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Snelson-Brinker House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 134 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230757-08110-09302020-1720 |
| 29 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144732-02811-07292016-1151 |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 April 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178554-02811-04152019-1401 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Snelson-Brinker House: 22 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Rosati Stone | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dawson Bank | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hendrickson Bank | Iron | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Steelville, the town this property stands in, in 59 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 27 hail, 26 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | $5,000 | Local law enforcement reported trees and power lines down. |
| September 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Steelville | $5,000 | A tornado touched down briefly along County Road T damaging a roof of a house and knocking down an area of trees. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Steelville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | $300 | Power poles and lines were knocked down causing widespread power outages. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | $200 | Large trees were blown down and blocked county roads around Steelville. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Steelville | - | Via Facebook post with picture. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees about a mile south of Steelville. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down onto power lines around town. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of power lines in Steelville. Also, a tree was blown down onto Long Spring Road near intersection with Route BB. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines around town. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | Numerous trees blown down around town. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees around town. A few of the trees landed on power lines, knocking them down. One home had a window broken on the east side of Steelville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree on Spring Street. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Steelville | - | Three to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils due to the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Several creeks in the Steelville area, including Yadkin Creek, were out of their banks for a time and several roads in the area were flooded. |
| January 2007 | Flood | Steelville | - | Several inches of rain caused flooding of small creeks and streams and low-water crossings mainly across southern Crawford County. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Steelville | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail along Highway 8. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | Some trees and large limbs were blown down on Long Spring Road southeast of Steelville. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Steelville | - | Storm spotters reported nickel size hail just north of Steelville. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | The County Sheriff reported trees down on county roads southwest of Steelville. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Steelville | - | Heavy rain caused some flash flooding in the Steelville area. Several roads around town and streets in town were flooded. Flooded low-water crossings closed several roads. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | The Missouri Highway Patrol reported wind gusts to 60 mph at Cuba. Several minutes later the county sheriff reported high wind gusts in Steelville as well. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Steelville | - | The local agriculture office reported 0.75-inch-diameter hail and over two inches of rainfall. The county sheriff also reported wind gusts in excess of 50 mph. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Flood | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steelville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Steelville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Rural School | 7.6 miles | 1978 | |
 | Cuba High School Annex | 8.0 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000576 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Crawford County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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