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McDowell, Missouri

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in McDowell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65769. It stands on Little Flat Creek. The Survey maps it on the McDowell quadrangle.

McDowell within Barry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 11 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

62 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of McDowell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,180 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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
Debris and open burning35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking1

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
6 September 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
13 August 1996Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 June 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation139594-00523-06302016-1340
12 June 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 May 1992Arson/incendiarism11 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 May 1992Debris and open burning90 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Barry County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of McDowell: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, 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
Unknown - ZincZincPast Producer
Kelley & Anderson MinesZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincZinc, LeadPast Producer
Hutchens Quarry + MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Madry QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Henderson MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
Mcdowell MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
Stanberry DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Barry 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
Star City3.9 miles11
East Purdy4.6 miles11
Madry5.0 miles12
Pleasant Ridge5.0 miles11
Leann5.5 miles12
Dale5.8 miles13
Travers6.0 miles13
Jenkins6.5 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 722092. 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.