Cadet, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63630. It stands on Fountain Farm Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mineral Point quadrangle. It stands 801 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 20 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.
- 1905 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bonneterre quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Mineral Point quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Cadet between 1992 and 2018, burning about 815 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128791-11043-09242015-1506 |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128792-11043-09242015-1214 |
| 22 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Cadet: 42 past producers, 23 producers, 6 unknowns, 3 prospects. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cannon Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gulf Prospect | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Prairie Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Amex Mine | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Apex/Mineral Point | Barium-Barite | Producer | 1866, 1955 |
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cadet in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2019: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Cadet | - | A few branches were broken off in this location where law enforcement witnessed a|brief tornado touchdown just southwest of the intersection of Highway E and Route 47. The tornado was rated EF0 with a max wind speed of 65 mph. The path length was 0.01 mile with a max path width of 20 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cadet | - | Numerous gusts measured between 60 and 70 mph on a home anemometer. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cadet | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs onto Highway E. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cadet | - | Storm spotters reported trees and power lines down. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Cadet | - | One inch hail was reported along Highway 47 near Cadet. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cadet | - | The Sheriff Department reported trees and power lines down in the Cadet area. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Cadet | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cadet | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Cadet | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White (historical) | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Shibboleth | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Adelbert (historical) | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Fountain Farm | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Happy Hollow | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| French Town | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Bellefontaine | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Tiff | 2.9 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cadet | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471873 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 715177. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.














