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Lawing, Missouri

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 2004. It stands in North Linn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65721. It lies near Logan Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Selmore quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lawing within Christian County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 13 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

14 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Lawing (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 93 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
3 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use7.3 acresMark Twain National Forest127
7 April 1992Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National Forestnot named
8 March 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMark Twain National ForestRED BRIDGE
6 March 1994Debris and open burning62 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 March 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National Forestnot named
5 March 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMark Twain National ForestJONES RANCH
21 March 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMark Twain National ForestOAKWOOD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Christian County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Lawing (historical): 18 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mary ArnoldZincPast ProducerUnderground
Miller DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Mon-Ark MinesZinc, LeadPast Producer1857
Alma MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Ground Hog MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Ribeck MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Bain + Page MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Bray MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Lang MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Mary Arnold MineLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Christian 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
Christian Center1.2 miles13
Shady Grove3.9 miles13
Selmore4.4 miles13
Green Mound Ridge4.8 miles12
Saunders4.9 miles13
Low Gap5.2 miles13
Eaudevie (historical)5.8 miles15
Highlandville5.9 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Lawing (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27995143The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755599. 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.