Pin Hook, Missouri
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Iron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63623. It stands on Townsen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Graniteville quadrangle. It stands 1,056 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 24 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.
- 1937 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:48000
- 1945 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Pin Hook between 1992 and 2016, burning about 277 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.2 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HATCHERY |
| 13 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BELL MOUNTAIN |
| 9 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | WOMBLE HOLLOW |
| 4 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.8 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | O HIGHWAY 4 |
| 4 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | O HIGHWAY 3 |
| 4 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | O HIGHWAY 2 |
| 4 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 33 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | O HIGHWAY 1 |
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 Pin Hook: 16 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Mtn | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Sheahan Granite Quarry | Tin, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Unknown - Lead Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Buford Mountain | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Robinson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Graniteville Quarry | Granite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleview | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Graniteville | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Ghermanville | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Snow Hollow Lake | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Middlebrook | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Banner | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| English Town | 6.4 miles | 25 | |
| Pilot Knob | 6.5 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pin Hook | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27985387 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 736624. 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.















