BlockMorgan Heights, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64836. The Survey maps it on the Carthage quadrangle.
On record in Morgan Heights
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.
66 Drive-Inlisted 2003 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1886 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Morgan Heights between 1994 and 2020, burning about 9 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128610-04912-09242015-1548 |
| 2 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190068-04955-02222020-1250 |
| 27 January 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 119435-04912-01272015-1425 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 151 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 151 workings within 5 miles of Morgan Heights: 144 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linzee Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vogie Chat Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Carthage Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Viernow & Meysenburg Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Busboom Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carthage Building Stone Co.Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carthage Consolidated Quarry Co. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Brooklyn Heights | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Carthage | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Kendricktown | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeside | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Prosperity | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Carterville | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Maxville | 5.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 722615. 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.