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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.

Northcut within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 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

72 since 1992

Regional 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 burning32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism15
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
17 July 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 May 2014Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2001Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 April 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined800 acresMissouri Department of Conservation135362-11043-04042016-0745
22 April 2013Debris and open burning6.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 April 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Abbeyville MinesLead, Iron, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Cook ProspectSulfur-PyritePast Producer
Pea RidgeIron, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProducer1954, 1964
Pea Ridge MineIron, REE, Cobalt, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProducer1953, 1964
Tipton PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cyclone MineBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Unknown - Lead and BariteBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington 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
Pea Ridge4.0 miles27
Hulsey5.5 miles27
Anthonies Mill7.0 miles21
Ebo7.5 miles19
Richwoods7.8 miles19
Aptus8.4 miles19
Hurricane8.5 miles19
Fourche a Renault (historical)8.9 miles19

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.