De Camp, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65559. It stands on Elliot Branch. The Survey maps it on the Maramec Spring 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
15 surveys from 22 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.
- 1928 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Maramec Spring quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Maramec Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of De Camp (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,074 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220561-08110-07112020-1755 |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of De Camp (historical): 21 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Copper, Copper, Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Mine No. 3 | Copper, Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Unk | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Decamp Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | Limonite, Marcasite | |
| Reed Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Stimson Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| C O Parry Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cooper Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Decamp Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hammock Flat Rocks | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Ford | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Austria (historical) | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Winkler | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Meramec Springs (historical) | 5.0 miles | 22 | |
| Clinton | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Seaton | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Boys Town of Missouri | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Saint James | 6.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740040. 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.














