Missouri Wildfire - Fire Lookout Sites

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Column notes:
ID..... - Click on an underlined ID code to see a map of the local area.
Name.. - primary and alternate names are separated with a '/', variations are enclosed in ().
              example: 'High (Hill) / Blueknob' might be known as High, High Hill or Blueknob.
Agcy.. - the agency that actually uses the lookout; MO = Mo. Dept. of Conservation, US = Mark Twain N.F.
              exceptions: B67 is University of Missouri, C71 is Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (F&WS),
                                C41 is Ozark National Scenic Riverway (NPS)
Repl.. - the year the lookout was replaced. < is on or before, > is on or after, ~ is approximately.
Gone.. - the year the lookout was removed.
Status - A = still active, S = standing but not active, G = gone, ? = existance not confirmed.
The following report is for ALL counties and ALL agencies and ALL lookouts, sorted by COUNTY.

IDNameCountyTwnRngSecAgcyUnitHtBuiltReplGoneStatus
?05HighKnob/E Hwy    USEleven Point    G
?09Plots    USWillow Springs40   G
?10Tee    USEleven Point    G
A01KirksvilleAdair   MONorth Central    ?
?12Gibb's LakeAdair?   MONorth Central    ?
B01JenkinsBarry25N26W36MOSouthwest8019491963 S
B02LohmerBarry23N26W35USCassville1001936  S
B03Pineview / PineyBarry23N25W14USCassville1001936  S
B04Shell KnobBarry22N25W13USCassville601940<  G
B05Sugar CampBarry21N27W15USCassville1001936  S
B06TalbertBarry22N26W29USCassville1001940<  G
B07WashburnBarry22N28W30MOSouthwest120194419551989G
B21LincolnBenton41N21W6MOWest Central801951> 1987G
B22Mount HuldaBenton42N20W35MOWest Central801950<  S
B41CombsBollinger   USFredericktown50   G
B42GipsyBollinger28N8E8MOSoutheast1001950<  S
B43GrassyBollinger30N9E9MOSoutheast10019481957 S
B61BeaverButler25N4E23USPoplar Bluff1001937~ 1965>G
B62BreezeButler26N4E22USPoplar Bluff1001939~ 1965>G
B63F-18Butler   USPoplar Bluff    ?
B67Forestry CampButler26N7E17MOUniv. of Mo.561951 1988G
B64Lone HillButler24N5E18MOSoutheast1001951>  S
B65OakButler26N6E27USPoplar Bluff 1941  S
B66RombauerButler26N7E29USPoplar Bluff601941 1985>G
C01GutherieCallaway46N10W19MOCentral1201951>  G
C02ReformCallaway46N8W11MOCentral601949<  G
C21BranchCamden37N19W34MOWest Central1001948<  S
C22CamdentonCamden38N17W22MOWest Central1001942<  S
C23Climax SpringsCamden39N19W29MOWest Central1001948  S
C24GanterCamden37N16W36MOWest Central1001951> 1992G
C25Hurricane DeckCamden40N17W34MOWest Central801942<  S
C26KaiserCamden39N15W20MOWest Central1001948<  S
C41Big SpringsCarter26N1E7USNPS ONSR 1938<  S
C42EagleCarter27N1W35USEleven Point50   G
C43EastwoodCarter26N1W25USEleven Point1001936  S
C44EllsinoreCarter27N3E33USPoplar Bluff1001937< 1965>G
C45FremontCarter27N2W31USEleven Point1001934  A
C46Highway 60Carter26N4E31USPoplar Bluff70  1970>G
C47HornCarter   USEleven Point45   G
C48HunterCarter26N2E29MOOzark1001950<1962> S
C49PantherCarter25N1E10USEleven Point55   G
C50Sinkin(g) CreekCarter25N2W17USEleven Point1051934  S
C51Stegall MountainCarter28N2W19MOOzark801948<  A
?08PikeCarter?   USEleven Point30   G
C71MendonChariton56N20W34USF&WS1001941< 1948>G
C61KeltnerChristian26N19W13USAva1001940<  G
C62SaundersChristian25N20W3USAva1001936 1961>G
C63SwanChristian25N18W20USAva1201934  G
C81ButtsCrawford   USSalem-Potosi    ?
C82Center(post)Crawford36N2W11USSalem-Potosi50  1956>G
C83CrookedCrawford35N3W29USSalem-Potosi1001940 1973G
C84CzarCrawford35N2W1USSalem-Potosi1001934  A
C85Hill/Sullivan HillCrawford36N3W34USSalem-Potosi50   G
C86KeysvilleCrawford37N4W35MOEast Central851948  A
C87LeasburgCrawford39N3W19MOEast Central681942<  A
C90LookoutCrawford   USSalem-Potosi    ?
C88ShoalCrawford   USSalem-Potosi    ?
C89WestoverCrawford37N3W18USSalem-Potosi1001938< 1965>G
D01PladDallas35N19W25MOWest Central1001951>  A
D21BrooksDent   USSalem-Potosi    ?
D22Indian TrailDent35N4W34MOEast Central851927  A
D23JunctionDent34N4W27USSalem-Potosi10019391956<1973G
D24LenoxDent34N8W24MOEast Central1001951>  A
D25MontaukDent33N7W33MOEast Central1001951>  A
D26StoneyDent34N3W35USSalem-Potosi501934< 1965<G
D41Blue BuckDouglas26N11W11USWillow Springs1101935  S
D42DogwoodDouglas27N17W21MOOzark1001962 1983<G
D43SquiresDouglas25N15W18MOOzark1001962  A
D44Twin Knob /VanzantDouglas26N12W22MOOzark1001936  A
?03GentryDouglas/Or.   USEleven Point    G
F01BeaufortFranklin42N2W10MOEast Central1001955 1978<G
F03Lone Hill/MeramecFranklin40N1W6MOEast Central501929 1960<G
F02LonedellFranklin41N2E3MOEast Central681951> 1980~G
G01CanaanGasconade41N6W11MOEast Central1001953 1965>G
G02DrakeGasconade43N5W2MOEast Central1001951> 1965>G
H01BrandsvilleHowell23N7W24MOOzark1201960  S
H06HortonHowell   USWillow Springs    ?
H02Mountain ViewHowell27N7W19MOOzark1001949~  A
H07PomonaHowell   USWillow Springs    ?
H03Siloam SpringsHowell25N10W32USWillow Springs 1935~  G
H04SterlingHowell27N10W11USWillow Springs 1940<  G
H05West PlainsHowell23N9W14MOOzark1001955  A
I01AdamsIron   USSalem-Potosi   1965>G
I10Bell Mtn. IIron34N2E30USSalem-Potosi501939> 1956>G
I02Bell Mtn. IIIron34N2E16USSalem-Potosi501956< 1965>G
I03BlackjackIron   USSalem-Potosi    ?
I04BuickIron34N2W26USSalem-Potosi1001934  A
I05CraneIron32N4E8USFredericktown1001938< 1965>G
I06Grassy Mtn.Iron   USFredericktown    ?
I07Johnson (Mountain)Iron35N1E24USSalem-Potosi1001938< 1979G
I08Taum SaukIron33N3E4MOSoutheast721950<  A
I09VulcanIron30N3E4MOSoutheast601942<  S
J01Sun RidgeJefferson42N4E35MOSt. Louis801950<1969 S
L01BrownfieldLaclede34N13W20USRolla-Houston801945 1971G
L08CoonLaclede   USRolla-Houston    ?
L02FalconLaclede34N13W28USRolla-Houston 1940<  G
L09FoxLaclede   USRolla-Houston    ?
L03GulfLaclede33N12W8USRolla-Houston801940< 1979<G
L04LebanonLaclede34N15W7MOWest Central1001951>  A
L05LynchburgLaclede32N13W13USRolla-Houston801934 1971G
L06PhillipsburgLaclede33N17W33MOWest Central1201951> 2000<G
L07SimpsonLaclede  0USRolla-Houston301936~  G
M01Blue (Mtn.)Madison33N5E16USFredericktown501938< 1965>G
M02CottenerMadison32N8E18USFredericktown100193519592003<G
M03FaroMadison32N6E17USFredericktown1001936 1965>G
M04FrenchMadison   USFredericktown    ?
M05HigdonMadison34N8E21USFredericktown501936~ 1965>G
M06PoplarMadison   USFredericktown    ?
M21FreeburgMaries41N9W29MOEast Central731951>  S
M22VichyMaries39N8W4MOEast Central10019481968 A
M41ElkhornMcDonald23N31W35MOSouthwest120194619601986G
M42LanaganMcDonald22N33W26MOSouthwest1201945  S
M43PowellMcDonald21N30W16MOSouthwest1201946 2000G
M61EugeneMiller42N14W24MOWest Central1001951>  S
M62Rocky MountMiller41N15W7MOWest Central721950< 2000G
M63UlmanMiller40N13W32MOWest Central1001951>  S
M81MineolaMontgomery48N6W26MOCentral681942<  G
M91ProctorMorgan41N18W28MOWest Central1001946<  S
N01GoodmanNewton24N32W31MOSouthwest1201947  S
N02JoplinNewton26N33W26MOSouthwest80194919642000G
N03NeoshoNewton25N31W9MOSouthwest801947  S
O01BraswellOregon24N3W29USEleven Point1001935  A
O06New LibertyOregon25N3W6USEleven Point501935  G
O02RosehillOregon22N4W20MOOzark1001951>  S
O03TurnerOregon   USEleven Point    ?
O04Tusher (Hill)Oregon   USEleven Point50   G
O05WindyOregon24N2W23USEleven Point50   G
O21MetaOsage41N11W4MOEast Central1001951> 1977>G
O50Caney IOzark24N16W7USAva1001935 1937G
O41Caney IIOzark24N16W19USAva1001937  S
O42DogtownOzark24N11W23USWillow Springs 1940<  G
O51DoraOzark   USWillow Springs    ?
O49Hi(gh) PlaceOzark24N11W34USWillow Springs    G
O43NottinghillOzark23N15W15USAva501940< 1962>G
O44RomanceOzark24N14W25MOOzark841955  G
O45TecumsehOzark22N12W12MOOzark1001954  A
O46Theodosia / LutieOzark22N16W27MOOzark1001952 1965>G
O47TimberknobOzark22N14W23MOOzark601953  A
O48Washington BaldOzark23N16W33USAva 1937~  G
P01PerryPerry34N9E26MOSoutheast1001963  S
P21AsherPhelps37N6W36MOEast Central1001948 1965>G
P29Blooming Rose CCCPhelps34N9W18USRolla-Houston 1941< 1965>G
P22Corn CreekPhelps36N9W34USRolla-Houston801945 1971G
P30KingPhelps   USRolla-Houston    ?
P28KnobviewPhelps   MOEast Central    ?
P23KnotwellPhelps36N9W5USRolla-Houston801936~ 1971G
P24Pilot Knob - MOPhelps36N8W27MOEast Central85   A
P25PineyPhelps34N10W3USRolla-Houston1001935<1947>1975G
P26RollaPhelps37N8W3MOEast Central501951> 1962~G
P27RosatiPhelps38N6W13MOEast Central501951>  A
?06HudgensPhelps?   USRolla-Houston    ?
P51DuPontPike   MONortheast    ?
P48BaldridgePulaski34N10W30USRolla-Houston501947<  G
P41BloodlandPulaski34N11W8USRolla-Houston 1940<  G
P42DixonPulaski38N11W29MOEast Central1001951>  A
P43FairviewPulaski34N12W5USRolla-Houston1001937  S
P44Fort WoodPulaski36N11W27MOEast Central1001946<  A
P45Point / GibsonPulaski35N12W10USRolla-Houston 1940<  G
P46SwedeborgPulaski37N13W21MOEast Central1001951> 1963>G
P47WhartonPulaski35N11W21USRolla-Houston 1940<  G
R01BlackReynolds32N1W1USSalem-Potosi1001937 1956<G
R10CentervilleReynolds32N1E9USSalem-Potosi301939<  G
R02Deer RunReynolds29N1E18MOSoutheast851927  A
R03GarwoodReynolds28N1E36MOSoutheast1001950<  A
R04JayReynolds32N2W13USSalem-Potosi50  1965>G
R05MarcootReynolds33N3W18USSalem-Potosi1001936  A
R06OatesReynolds33N1W34USSalem-Potosi1001940 1973G
R07Panther (Hill)Reynolds30N1W2MOSoutheast1001942<  A
R08RefugeReynolds   USSalem-Potosi    ?
R09SeeverReynolds   USSalem-Potosi    ?
R24Doniphan Water TwrRipely23N2E23USEleven Point70    
R21BaldyRipley25N1W35USEleven Point 1940<  G
R22BeeRipley   USEleven Point45   G
R23BriarRipley23N1W13USEleven Point1001936  S
R25DoniphanRipley23N2E12MOOzark1001951>  A
R26GrandinRipley25N3E34MOOzark1001951>  S
R27Lone PineRipley   USEleven Point    G
R28MacedoniaRipley24N2E8USEleven Point1001938<  G
R29MulviniaRipley22N1W14MOOzark1201951>  S
R30OxlyRipley23N3E36MOOzark1001951> 1998~G
R31Wolf MountainRipley23N1W20USEleven Point50   G
?01BennettRipley?   USEleven Point50   G
S01TywappityScott29N13E8MOSoutheast801969 1988G
S22BunkerShannon31N3W2USSalem-Potosi1001936 1976G
S23Coot MountainShannon29N3W22MOOzark601942<  A
S24EminenceShannon29N4W15MOOzark1001942<  G
S25Flatrock / RockShannon29N5W19MOOzark1001946<  A
S26HartshornShannon31N6W28MOOzark501950<  A
S27High (Hill)Shannon26N5W25USEleven Point1001936  A
S28HimontShannon30N3W11MOOzark1001948  G
S36LowWassie/MyersShannon   USEleven Point    G
S29Old BartlettShannon   USEleven Point50   G
S30Possum TrotShannon26N4W13USEleven Point501934  G
S31RatShannon   USSalem-Potosi    ?
S32RectorShannon   USEleven Point    ?
S33ShannondaleShannon30N4W6MOOzark1001946<  A
S34Thomasville - MOShannon26N6W28MOOzark1001951>  A
S35TramShannon27N4W26USEleven Point1001937~ 1985G
?11Thomasville - USShannon/Or.   USEleven Point50   G
S52CappelnSt. Charles45N1E6MOSt. Louis   1951~G
S51Weldon Springs (P)St. Charles46N2E34MOSt. Louis1001946< 1970>G
S53Weldon Springs (S)St. Charles   MOSt. Louis    ?
S54Wentzville CCCSt. Charles   MOSt. Louis501941<  G
S46BirchSt. Francois34N5E7USFredericktown501938< 1956>G
S41French VillageSt. Francois38N5E25MOSoutheast1001957  S
S42Knob LickSt. Francois34N6E8MOSoutheast1001938<  S
S43LibertyvilleSt. Francois   USFredericktown    ?
S44MiddleSt. Francois   USFredericktown    ?
S45Stono MountainSt. Francois35N4E25MOSoutheast1001963  S
S47Whitewater/WomackSt. Francois35N8E34USFredericktown1001938<19631965>G
S71RockwoodsSt. Louis44N3E27MOSt. Louis851946< 1965>G
S61AvonSte. Genevieve25N8E19USFredericktown401934 1944G
S62CoffmanSte. Genevieve36N8E21MOSoutheast1001963  S
S81BloomfieldStoddard26N11E31MOSoutheast1001968 1988G
S92OwensStone22N24W10USCassville 1936~  G
S93Pilot( Knob) - USStone21N24W9USCassville601936~  G
S94Reeds SpringStone24N22W30MOSouthwest1001951>19631985~G
S91WildernessStone22N23W33USCassville1001936  S
T01Cedar CreekTaney22N18W30MOSouthwest1001951>  S
T07DitTaney   USAva    ?
T02HerculesTaney23N18W12USAva1001935  A
T03HildaTaney23N18W30USAva 1940<  G
T04HilltopTaney24N20W6MOSouthwest1001951>1963 S
T05HollisterTaney22N22W36MOSouthwest1001946< 1985~G
T06RollerTaney   USAva    ?
T21CaboolTexas29N11W33MOOzark1201960  A
T22HoustonTexas30N11W1MOOzark1201960  A
T23RobyTexas33N11W27USRolla-Houston1001934  A
T24SummersvilleTexas29N8W11MOOzark901946<  A
T25TexasTexas33N9W6USRolla-Houston801937~ 1970G
T26VadaTexas32N10W16USRolla-Houston801935~19451971G
W01BooneWarren46N4W5MOCentral681946<  G
W02WarrentonWarren47N2W31MOCentral681946< 1968>G
W21CubWashington   USSalem-Potosi    ?
W22FloydWashington38N1W36USSalem-Potosi1001937  S
W23GreenleyWashington39N1W21MOEast Central661950< 1995<G
W24High PointeWashington39N1E35MOEast Central901942< 1986~G
W25KelleterWashington40N1W21MOEast Central661941  G
W26OrchardWashington   USSalem-Potosi    ?
W27PigeonWashington   USSalem-Potosi    ?
W28PotosiWashington37N3W30MOEast Central1001951>  A
W29ShirleyWashington   USSalem-Potosi    ?
W30TiffWashington36N1E9USSalem-Potosi1001956< 1967G
W31Washington IWashington39N3E28MOEast Central 1946< 1956>G
W32Washington IIWashington38N3E3MOEast Central1001956>  S
W41BrushyWayne   USPoplar Bluff    ?
W46Bunker's Knob/KnobWayne27N4E8USPoplar Bluff 1940~  G
W42CascadeWayne30N7E7MOSoutheast901942<  S
W43CutWayne28N5E21USPoplar Bluff    G
W44Flatwood(s)Wayne27N6E34USPoplar Bluff 1937< 1965>G
W45JulianWayne28N4E3USPoplar Bluff1001937< 1965>G
W47Lost CreekWayne28N6E22USPoplar Bluff1001937< 1965>G
W48Mud LickWayne30N5E20MOSoutheast851946<  A
W49WilliamsvilleWayne27N5E16USPoplar Bluff 1938  S
W61MarshfieldWebster30N19W1MOSouthwest1001967 1987G
W62SeymourWebster29N17W1MOSouthwest1001967 1985~G
W81BlueslipWright28N14W15MOOzark1001968  A

A total of 257 lookout sites were selected