Duncans Bridge, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Woodlawn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63437. The Survey maps it on the Duncans Bridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1908 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Duncans Bridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Duncans Bridge between 2007 and 2020, burning about 346 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190445-06902-04242020-1644 |
| 21 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 133908-06949-03062016-1148 |
| 31 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190446-06902-03312020-1300 |
| 21 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190447-06902-03212020-1718 |
| 19 March 2017 | Smoking | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Duncans Bridge: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duncans Bridge in 2 storm reports between 1995 and 2016: 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Duncans Bridge | $4,500 | This is a continuation of the tornado that tracked through Moberly, MO. It continued its northeast movement and entered western Monroe County southwest of Duncans Bridge around 1805 CST. Several farm buildings were damaged in this area, including a barn, grain bin, machine shed, and power lines. The tornado crossed into southern Shelby County about 8 miles south of Clarence at 1812 CST and crossed Highway 36 around 1827 CST. Along County Road K west of Shelbyville, several trees and power lines were knocked over or snapped off. The tornado lifted over open ground to the west of Shelbyville around 1842 CST. It continued to produce funnel clouds into neighboring counties and debris was carried some 100 to 150 miles northeast. There were no known injuries. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Duncans Bridge | - | Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded across the western half of the county. Highway 15 was closed due to flooding from Paris southward to the Monroe/Audrain County line. U.S. Highway 24 was flooded at intersection with Route A. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Ash | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Madison | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Granville | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Evansville | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Holliday | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fowkes | 12.0 miles | 18 | |
| Middle Grove | 12.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556902 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729304. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







