Galmey, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hermitage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65779. The Survey maps it on the Hermitage quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Hermitage quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hermitage quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hermitage quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,051 words on this townshipWilson's History of Hickory County, published 1909 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Hermitage Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hermitage Township - 2,051 words.
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Galmey between 1992 and 2018, burning about 364 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177579-04373-05232018-1000 |
| 11 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 128 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Galmey: 20 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead Barite | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Queen Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dale Costelo Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Ogden Prospect | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carsons Corner | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Hermitage | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Wheatland | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Elkton | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Pittsburg | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Nemo | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Butcher | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| White Cloud | 8.8 miles | 20 |
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 Q122550019 | 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 729743. 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.








