Northcut, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63080. It lies near Jackson Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Ebo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Richwoods quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Richwoods quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Ebo quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Northcut between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,902 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2001 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135362-11043-04042016-0745 |
| 22 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Northcut: 14 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Lead, Barium-Barite, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyville Mines | Lead, Iron, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Cook Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Pea Ridge | Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1954, 1964 | |
| Pea Ridge Mine | Iron, REE, Cobalt, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1953, 1964 | |
| Tipton Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cyclone Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead and Barite | Barium-Barite, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pea Ridge | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| Hulsey | 5.5 miles | 27 | |
| Anthonies Mill | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Ebo | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Richwoods | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Aptus | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hurricane | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Fourche a Renault (historical) | 8.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 736701. 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.










