Cedar Gap, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Pleasant Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65746. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Gap quadrangle. It stands 1,686 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1951 USGS Cedar Gap quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Cedar Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Gap between 1992 and 2019, burning about 418 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179176-03401-09022019-1640 |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179175-03401-08202019-1619 |
| 23 May 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 136911-11415-05232016-1256 |
| 3 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Gap: 39 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmullin Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead +Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Berry Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gaskill Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Headley Shaft Number One | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Headley Shaft Number Two | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Old Headley Shaft | Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Gap in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Cedar Gap | $5,000,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 110 mph traveled along a nearly 24 mile path that began 2 miles west of Mansfield and ended near Highway H about 2 miles west of Manes. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, including in Mansfield and Hartville. Several large trees fell onto a home in Hartville causing moderate damage to the home. A grocery store in Hartville had the store front collapse and the back of the store blown in. Additional light roof damage occurred to several homes and other buildings. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Cedar Gap | $50,000 | Hail fell in town producing roof and car damage. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Gap | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Cedar Gap | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Gap | - | Two trees were downed and blocking a road in the vicinity of Cedar Gap near Highway 60. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Cedar Gap | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Cedar Gap | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Cedar Gap | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Cedar Gap | - | 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.
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 Gap | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16740044 | 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 715592. 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.





