Hinch, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65441. It stands on Bessen River. The Survey maps it on the Onondaga Cave quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Onondaga Cave quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Hinch between 1992 and 2017, burning about 671 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 141439-02810-09062016-1027 |
| 29 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128571-03627-09232015-1312 |
| 13 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 142412-03627-08102016-1412 |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Hinch: 20 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleeding Hill Copper Mines | Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Harman Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hinch Hill Mine | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Ransom's Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hobo Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hinch's Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Montres Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Rutledge's Diggings | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hinch in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Hinch | - | A tornado touched down just south of Miller Lane, about half a mile west southwest of intersection with Highway N (4 miles southeast of Bourbon). As it tracked to the northeast it snapped off or blew down numerous trees and tree limbs. It lifted and dissipated around two tenths of a mile northeast of the intersection of Miller Lane and Highway N. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 0.72 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Hinch | - | Heavy rain caused water over Highways 19 and 8 on the east side of Steelville. A trooper also reported that the Meramec River was 4 feet over the road at Campbell Bridge on Highway N. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Hinch | - | Mostly three quarter inch hail, but a few stones that were an inch in diameter. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Hinch | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Hinch | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Mills | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Vilander | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Scotia | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Butts | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Crossroads | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Service | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Avery (historical) | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Coffeyton | 7.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750337. 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.









