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Norwalk, Missouri

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Alpine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65747. It lies near Thompson Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Cape Fair quadrangle.

Norwalk within Stone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 15 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 Norwalk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 593 acres in total. 1 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
Arson/incendiarism15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural1

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
21 August 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestTRAILHEAD
12 August 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMark Twain National ForestCAMPER'S POINT
28 July 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMark Twain National ForestPROGRESSO
26 July 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMark Twain National ForestHALF TANK
10 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.9 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178951-10404-06102019-1701
4 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMark Twain National ForestBOAT LAUNCH
10 May 2012Natural1.5 acresMark Twain National ForestDRIVE BY
9 April 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMark Twain National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stone County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Norwalk: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Wild Cat MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Chas High QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Knob Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Stone 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
Dorcas (historical)4.2 miles16
Marmaros4.2 miles16
Viola4.5 miles15
Baxter4.7 miles16
Radical6.1 miles16
Kimberling City6.2 miles14
Lampe6.7 miles16
Stoneridge7.0 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740604. 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.