Dingley, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65013. The Survey maps it on the Belle 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 16 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.
- 1934 USGS Bland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Bland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Belle quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Dingley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 238 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177869-03731-08032018-1430 |
| 2 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177870-03731-06092018-1420 |
| 9 May 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 101 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 101 workings within 5 miles of Dingley (historical): 97 past producers, 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 - Ls. Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Albreht Pits 1,3,&4 and 1 Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Campbell & Lichte Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Crider Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Dahm Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Fitzgerald Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Koenig | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Feuersville (historical) | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Ford (historical) | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cooper Hill | 8.8 miles | 16 | |
| Daggetts Ford (historical) | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Gascondy | 9.5 miles | 17 | |
| Judge | 9.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 738716. 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.








