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Barlow, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Mill Spring Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63952. It stands on Eads Creek. The Survey maps it on the Piedmont SE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Barlow within Wayne County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

59 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Barlow (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,033 acres in total. None started naturally. 31 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
Arson/incendiarism31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Debris and open burning6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresMark Twain National ForestPOWERLINE
8 July 2005Arson/incendiarism13 acresMark Twain National ForestHORSCH RIDGE
14 July 2020Fireworksunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220568-02220-07142020-2012
5 June 2007Arson/incendiarism9.5 acresMark Twain National ForestTRAM EAST 1
5 June 2007Arson/incendiarism12 acresMark Twain National ForestTRAM EAST 2
5 June 2007Arson/incendiarism3.5 acresMark Twain National ForestTRAM EAST 4
5 June 2007Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresMark Twain National ForestTRAM EAST 3
9 April 2001Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresMark Twain National ForestKUDZU PATCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wayne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 56 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Barlow (historical): 36 past producers, 15 prospects, 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownManganesePast Producer
Unknown - Usfs LandFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown - Usfs LandStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Usfs LandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - Usfs LandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - Usfs LandStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Usfs LandStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Usfs LandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bank # 1IronProspect
Buffington MineIronPast Producer1910

Every working recorded in Wayne County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kerrigan (historical)0.6 miles17
Browns Crossing3.1 miles13
Bull Run Camp3.5 miles13
Williamsville4.5 miles13
Dees Town4.6 miles17
Mill Spring5.0 miles18
Upalika5.5 miles13
Leeper6.5 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 753116. 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.