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Delbridge, Missouri

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Harmony Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63664. The Survey maps it on the Palmer quadrangle.

Delbridge within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

96 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Delbridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,200 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 36 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 burning38
Arson/incendiarism36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
31 August 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMark Twain National ForestMARGE FIRE
24 August 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMark Twain National ForestPALMER
23 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation241139-11040-08232020-1155
17 June 2005Debris and open burning8.0 acresMark Twain National ForestSCOTT CEMETERY
9 May 1996Natural42 acresMark Twain National ForestPINEY BRANCH
27 May 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMark Twain National ForestHAZEL
24 May 2000Natural3.0 acresMark Twain National ForestMCCLAIN CEMETERY
13 May 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresMark Twain National ForestEVANS HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Delbridge: 26 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Barium-Barite, Iron, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Parole MineBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer1814
Unknown - CopperCopperPast Producer
Unknown - Lead and ZincZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown-Zinc and LeadLead, ZincPast Producer
Desloge LandIronOccurrence
PalmerLead, Barium-Barite, IronPast ProducerREPLACEMENT
M+B MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Palmer MineBarium-BaritePast ProducerBarite
Palmer MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Parole Mine and MillBarium-BariteProducer

Every working recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Quaker1.2 miles22
Palmer3.1 miles23
Horton Town3.5 miles23
Ishmael3.8 miles22
Sunlight4.4 miles23
Courtois5.0 miles22
Brazil5.4 miles22
Peoria6.1 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749618. 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.