Latham, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Pilot Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65050. It stands on Lick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Latham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1888 USGS Boonville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Latham quadrangle1:24000, 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
- 1982 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Latham between 1999 and 2019, burning about 42 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Latham: 18 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Bituminous, Zinc, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Mine | Barium-Barite, Bituminous, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Koortz Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Porcelain Clay Shaft | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead Zinc Iron | Zinc, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead Zinc Iron | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls Lead Zinc | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Carr Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hardin Mine | Bituminous, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Moniteau Co Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Latham in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2016: 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Hail | Latham | - | The County Emergency Management Agency reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Latham | - | Golf ball-size hail was reported in Latham and quarter-size hail was reported southwest of California. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Latham | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Clarksburg | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| High Point | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| California | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Tipton | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Corticelli | 9.1 miles | 18 | |
| McGirk | 11.5 miles | 18 | |
| Enon | 12.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755554. 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.







