Federal, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in St. Francois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63601. It stands on Shaw Branch. The Survey maps it on the Flat River quadrangle.
On record in Federal
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Howlett Gulflisted 2019 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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.
- 1905 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bonneterre quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bonne Terre quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Flat River quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Federal between 1992 and 2018, burning about 138 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 April 1992 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 22 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 138114-09401-03162016-1348 |
| 10 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 75 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 75 workings within 5 miles of Federal: 70 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonne Terre Mill | Dolomite | Producer | ||
| Bonne Terre Quarry and Mill | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Flat River | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Cadmium, Cobalt, Nickel | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Flat River Sub-District | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1742 | |
| Unknown - Clay Kaolin | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Central Mining Co. Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1893 | |
| Hazel Run Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Central Lead Co. Shaft | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Crawley Mine | Zinc, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Flat River | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Esther | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Leadington | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Flat River | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Park Hills | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Saint Francois | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Rivermines | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Elvins | 1.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756038. 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.














