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Lance, Missouri

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Polk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63645. It lies near Evans Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Rhodes Mountain quadrangle.

Lance within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

44 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Lance between 1994 and 2020, burning about 181 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 burning22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 April 2020Other causes1.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190378-06205-04082020-1434
26 April 2015Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation124051-06205-04262015-1607
19 April 1994Debris and open burning2.0 acresMark Twain National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 60 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Lance: 53 past producers, 6 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Einstein MineLead, Silver, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer1855, 1877
Einstein Mine- Apex MineCopper, Lead, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer1855, 1877
Henson Shaft Number TwoCobalt, Copper, Lead, NickelPast Producer
Killian ShaftCobalt, Nickel, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Koch ShaftGold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silica, TungstenPast Producer
Martin MineLead, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer
Ozark MineZinc, Tungsten, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Silver MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, TungstenPast Producer1855, 1875
St Clair PropertySulfur-PyritePast Producer
Unknown - Lead-Cobalt-Copper-NickelCobalt, Copper, Nickel, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Madison County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Oak Grove3.2 miles19
Roselle4.0 miles25
Tin Mountain4.8 miles19
Braddy Ford (historical)5.8 miles19
Creek Nation6.0 miles19
Catherine Place6.9 miles17
Millcreek8.6 miles17
Fredericktown8.6 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 736399. 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.