Gretna, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Branson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65616. It lies near Long Bald. The Survey maps it on the Garber quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Garber quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Garber quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Garber quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Gretna between 1992 and 2019, burning about 35 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 July 2018 | Natural | 6.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177405-10601-07192018-1905 |
| 30 June 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177232-10601-06302018-2210 |
| 25 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 137851-10601-06252016-1730 |
| 18 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 138031-10601-06182016-1559 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Gretna: 9 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Table Rock Sand + Gravel Pit + Plan | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ozark Concrete Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Table Rock Quarry # 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garber | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Branson | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Flag (historical) | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hollister | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Table Rock | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bull Creek | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Irma | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Kirbyville | 6.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750164. 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.










