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Cape Galena, Missouri

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Osage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65037. It lies near Twin Islands. The Survey maps it on the Sunrise Beach quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Cape Galena within Morgan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

162 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Cape Galena (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,842 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 burning71
Missing data/not specified/undetermined66
Arson/incendiarism15
Recreation and ceremony4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Fireworks2

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
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179146-01509-09202019-2005
4 August 2018Fireworksunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178300-06633-08042018-2325
24 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179840-01509-08242019-1421
23 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178205-01509-08232018-1152
21 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178215-01509-08212018-2210
2 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179435-06633-08022019-1500
14 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178302-06633-08142018-1040

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Morgan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Cape Galena (historical): 23 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Lead, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Brush Creek DiggingsBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Mcdonald Ranch ProspectBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Caldwell Martin + Co DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Central Missouri DistrictLead, Zinc, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Hays Hibden + Co DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Bond Lead DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Bond Tunnel MineLeadPast Producer
Bonds MinesLeadPast Producer
Lead Hill DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Pace Lead MineLeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Morgan 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
Buck Creek1.8 miles22
Laurie3.5 miles22
Rocky Mount5.2 miles22
Gravois Mills7.7 miles25
Proctor9.5 miles24
Barnett12.9 miles19
Todd (historical)13.9 miles24
Marvin14.5 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755637. 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.