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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1936 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Devils Elbow quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Devils Elbow quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Devils Elbow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PJ WF |
| 12 May 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | DECKER RIDGE |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 86 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | THREE STEVE'S |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Devils Elbow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fred Gray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Howard Ready Mix Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munger Resort (historical) | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Devils Elbow | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Hooker | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Mossy Resort (historical) | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Piney End Resort | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Gospel Ridge | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Robert | 4.5 miles | 22 |
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.










