Monkey Run, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Saverton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63401. It stands on Marble Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hannibal East quadrangle.
On record in Monkey Run
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ilasco Historic Districtlisted 2016 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1932 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Hannibal East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Hannibal East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Monkey Run between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 369 |
| 10 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 276 |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 203 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 204 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 199 |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177314-06417-03092018-1150 |
| 8 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190314-06417-03082020-2030 |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190478-06417-03072020-1155 |
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 Monkey Run: 15 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal Plant - Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bleigh Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gen Stewart S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Al Plant - Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Burlington Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Odell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilasco | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Saverton | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Ralls | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Flint Hill | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Salt River | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| New London | 8.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hydesburg (historical) | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Spalding | 12.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 722530. 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.








