Coopers, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Fishing River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64024. It stands on East Fork Fishing River. The Survey maps it on the Excelsior Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1894 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Excelsior Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Excelsior Springs quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
52 words on this townshipHistory of Clay County, Missouri, published 1920 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Fishing River Township covers position aud description, early history, first settlers, etc, voters at first election in township, country churches, missouri city, its ler and subsequent career.
Read the chapter on Fishing River Township - 52 words.
Fires near this place
11 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Coopers between 2011 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177817-02412-07212018-1652 |
| 7 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177239-02412-05072018-0423 |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179271-02412-04142019-1523 |
| 8 March 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190229-08923-03082020-1235 |
| 31 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177241-02412-03312018-1042 |
| 18 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Coopers: 21 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay County Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Doc Gould Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hedges Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mclaughlin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rice Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tobin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chick (historical) | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Crescent Lake | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Prathersville | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Excelsior Springs | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Miltondale | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Mosby | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Cooleys (historical) | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Excelsior Springs Junction | 4.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740182. 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.







