Midridge, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Moore Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63629. It lies near Polk Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Midridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1944 USGS Corridon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Corridon quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Midridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,028 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | LL PICNIC |
| 5 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 May 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | OAK KNOLL |
| 23 May 1997 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | P HIGHWAY |
| 18 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CONWAY |
| 8 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 113 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BOUNDS BRANCH |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 4 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BILLY GOAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Midridge: 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Nickel, Cobalt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank R. Milliken Mill | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Nickel, Cobalt | Producer | ||
| Roger's Mill Land | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite, Limonite | |
| Sweetwater | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Cadmium | Past Producer | 1962, 1968 |
Storms near this place
3 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midridge in 3 storm reports between 1995 and 2004: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midridge | - | A few trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Midridge | - | A tornado took off the tops of trees. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himont (historical) | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Rat | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Mauser Mill | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Brushy Mill (historical) | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Gang | 8.9 miles | 20 | |
| Junction Ferry | 10.3 miles | 22 | |
| Owls Bend | 10.6 miles | 20 | |
| Round Spring | 10.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751052. 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.












