Cedar City, Missouri
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Summit Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65101. It stands on Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1886 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Cedar City between 2005 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 136691-01416-05152016-1212 |
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176616-01416-04212018-1349 |
| 15 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135558-01416-03052016-1114 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Cedar City: 21 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Sand Company Dredge No.2 | Silica | Producer | ||
| Capitol Sand Co Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leonard Barnhart Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holts Summit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jeff City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jeff-Cole Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jefferson City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kieselback Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| State Penitentiary Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar City in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2020: 2 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flood | Cedar City | $2,000,000 | The Missouri River at Jefferson City rose above 33 feet during the late evening hours of June 3rd, which is 3 feet above Major Flood stage and remained that high through the evening of June 8th. This was the period when the river was at it's highest levels for this event. The flooding affected Jefferson City Memorial Airport for a couple of months. The terminal building sustained more than 50 percent damage so will have to be torn down and rebuilt to FEMA floodplain standards. The airport tower was flooded as well. The ASOS unit had to be powered off beginning May 22nd until July 30th and had to be repaired once the flood waters went down. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Cedar City | $2,000 | The Missouri River started the month in flood and rose to major flood levels cresting on the 2nd. The river then fell dropping below flood stage on the 7th. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Cedar City | - | A wide swath of large hail fell across southern portions of Callaway County. Hail up to the size of baseballs was reported in Holts Summit and the Lake Mykee areas. There were reports of damage to several vehicles including broken windshields. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Cedar City | - | Up to three inches of water fell in a short amount of time across far southern Callaway County causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Highway 94 south of Holts Summit. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Cedar City | - | Up to 5 inches of rain fell onto already saturated ground causing flash flooding across the southern portions of Callaway County. Numerous roads were flooded including the intersection of Routes J and MM. Also, Route OO was flooded in several places. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Jefferson | 1.0 miles | 26 | |
| Holts Summit | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Wainwright | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Lake Mykee Town | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Howards Bluff (historical) | 7.8 miles | 22 | |
| Bakersville (historical) | 8.6 miles | 23 | |
| Folsom | 9.5 miles | 24 | |
| Ellerslie (historical) | 9.6 miles | 22 |
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 Cedar City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5270811 | 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 715577. 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.












