Bridgeport, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bridgeport Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65041. The Survey maps it on the Hermann quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeport between 2011 and 2020, burning about 227 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176993-07003-05022018-2205 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 185 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176951-07003-05012018-0850 |
| 27 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177023-03733-04272018-1455 |
| 17 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178873-03733-04172019-1455 |
| 16 April 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200526-07003-04142020-1935 |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 9.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190311-07003-03072020-2105 |
| 5 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190469-03733-03052020-1255 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Bridgeport: 29 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknow - Sand | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls-Dm. | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Haberthier Pit #2 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Jones | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Boettcher S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hermann Sand & Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Gore | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Abattis (historical) | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Bernheimer | 9.3 miles | 21 | |
| Pinckney | 9.9 miles | 21 | |
| Pendleton | 10.5 miles | 21 | |
| Macedonia Neighborhood | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Kruegerville (historical) | 12.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730364. 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.










