Hoecker, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Osage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65075. It lies near Jones Island. The Survey maps it on the Saint Elizabeth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Eugene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS St. Elizabeth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hoecker between 2005 and 2011, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 February 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 December 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Hoecker: 27 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fowler Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmillan Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoecker in 1 storm report in 2008: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Hoecker | - | Excessive rainfall caused several areas of Miller County to experience flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Home | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Elizabeth | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Capps | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Garden | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Etterville | 9.8 miles | 19 | |
| Tuscumbia | 11.2 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Anthony | 12.2 miles | 19 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 12.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740934. 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.










