McGirk, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Walker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65018. The Survey maps it on the Russellville quadrangle. It stands 883 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Centertown quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Centertown quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1969 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of McGirk in 2019, burning about 21 acres in total. None 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190101-06841-08092019-1200 |
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190102-06841-08152019-1450 |
| 3 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190097-06841-07032019-1600 |
| 25 July 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190098-06841-07252019-1700 |
| 19 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190090-06841-03192019-1955 |
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 McGirk: 20 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Diggings | Zinc, Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Chambers Lead Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Liberty Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names McGirk in 1 storm report in 1995: 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | McGirk | - | Power lines and poles were blown down in the Jamestown area. Winds gusts as high as 60 mph were reported several minutes later in McGirk. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Kliever | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Bacon | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Corticelli | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Sandy Hook | 10.1 miles | 18 | |
| Clarksburg | 10.5 miles | 18 | |
| High Point | 10.6 miles | 19 | |
| Jamestown | 10.7 miles | 20 |
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 McGirk | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471269 | The 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 722115. 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.










