Dean Ford, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Dillon Township. It stands on Little Dry Fork. The Survey maps it on the Dillon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 23 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 Dillon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Dean Ford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,068 acres in total. 1 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179467-08102-09162019-1600 |
| 24 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 August 2005 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Dean Ford: 19 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory), Copper, Copper, Iron. 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 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Decamp Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | Limonite, Marcasite | |
| Reed Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Unk | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| C O Parry Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cooper Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Decamp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Camp (historical) | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Dillon | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Saint James | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Boys Town of Missouri | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Meramec Springs (historical) | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Schundler | 6.3 miles | 18 | |
| Austria (historical) | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Northwye | 7.1 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740800. 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.















