Braddy Ford, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2000. It stands in St. Francois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63645. It stands on Cedar Bottom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rhodes Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 19 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.
- 1939 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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 Rhodes Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Rhodes Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Braddy Ford (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,102 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.1 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | FISH TRAP |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | CEDAR MTN |
| 20 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 39 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ARNETT MOUNTAIN |
| 18 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | LITTLE MATTHEWS |
| 18 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 239 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PATTERSON MOUNTAIN |
| 17 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 1646 |
| 17 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | LEE'S BLUFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Braddy Ford (historical): 36 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubuchen Shafts | Zinc, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Aubuchon Mine | Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Einstein Mine | Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | 1855, 1877 | |
| Einstein Mine- Apex Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | 1855, 1877 | |
| Killian Shaft | Cobalt, Nickel, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Koch Shaft | Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silica, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| L M Hebener Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Mine | Lead, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ozark Mine | Zinc, Tungsten, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1855, 1875 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Mountain | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| French Mills | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Creek Nation | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Faro | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Wide Ford | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Marsh Creek | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Lance | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 748989. 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.















