Kerrigan, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Mill Spring Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63952. It stands on Knox Branch. The Survey maps it on the Piedmont SE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 17 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.
- 1932 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Piedmont SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Kerrigan (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,189 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | POWERLINE |
| 8 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HORSCH RIDGE |
| 5 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.5 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TRAM EAST 1 |
| 5 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TRAM EAST 2 |
| 5 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TRAM EAST 4 |
| 5 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TRAM EAST 3 |
| 9 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | KUDZU PATCH |
| 9 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BRAMBLE BUSH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Kerrigan (historical): 40 past producers, 16 prospects, 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Usfs Land | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Amy Eaton Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Bank # 1 | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barlow (historical) | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Browns Crossing | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bull Run Camp | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Williamsville | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Dees Town | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Upalika | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mill Spring | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Keener Cave | 6.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730472. 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.












