Pembina, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65742. The Survey maps it on the Ozark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
801 words on this townshipHistory of Greene County, Missouri .., published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers description, early settlers, kelley chapel, biography of jacob e. bodenhamer and abel j. neaves.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 801 words.
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Pembina between 1992 and 2017, burning about 175 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 74 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Pembina: 23 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gem Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Midland Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Phelps Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Daisey Shaft | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Eversol Shaft | Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palace (historical) | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cody | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Mentor | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Expansion | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Palmetto | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Grove Heights | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Turners | 5.0 miles | 28 | |
| Galloway | 5.1 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755648. 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.










