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Morgan Heights, Missouri

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Cullen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65459. It lies near Ware Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Devils Elbow quadrangle.

Morgan Heights within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

30 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Morgan Heights between 1992 and 2019, burning about 367 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 burning14
Arson/incendiarism6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2

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
23 August 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresMark Twain National ForestPJ WF
12 May 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMark Twain National ForestDECKER RIDGE
10 May 1995Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 April 2000Arson/incendiarism86 acresMark Twain National ForestTHREE STEVE'S
5 April 1992Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 April 1997Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 April 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
17 April 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Morgan Heights: 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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
UnknownIronPast Producer
Devils Elbow QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fred Gray QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Howard Ready Mix Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pulaski 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
Munger Resort (historical)1.2 miles22
Devils Elbow1.7 miles22
Hooker2.2 miles22
Mossy Resort (historical)2.4 miles22
Riverside (historical)2.4 miles22
Piney End Resort3.3 miles20
Gospel Ridge3.7 miles22
Saint Robert4.5 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751157. 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.