Chaonia, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Black River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63967. It stands on Lost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wappapello quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Wappapello quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Chaonia (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 589 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | BLUE SPRINGS |
| 17 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HICKORY FLAT |
| 9 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135627-02220-04092016-0000 |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | STRING 3 |
| 6 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | POWERLINE |
| 5 April 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 60 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | POLE 96 |
| 28 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Chaonia (historical): 26 past producers, 9 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bailey Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Bailey Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Boyer Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Chamois Mercantile & Iron Co Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Estes Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Garry & Moss Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Green Tract | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hicks Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek Landing | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Ferrys (historical) | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Shook | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Taskee Station (historical) | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wappapello | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Holliday Landing | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Kime | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Ladero | 6.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739854. 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.








