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Saunders, Missouri

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in South Linn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65653. It lies near Cobb Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Garrison quadrangle.

Saunders within Christian County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 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

102 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Saunders between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,342 acres in total. None started naturally. 67 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/incendiarism67
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Debris and open burning13
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
6 September 1995Debris and open burning57 acresMark Twain National ForestBARBER'S CREEK
5 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National Forestnot named
3 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use7.3 acresMark Twain National Forest127
2 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined17 acresMark Twain National ForestH HIGHWAY
4 May 2005Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresMark Twain National ForestBLUE RIDGE
4 May 2005Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresMark Twain National ForestEARLY MORNING
9 April 1992Arson/incendiarism10 acresMark Twain National Forestnot named
8 April 1995Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresMark Twain National ForestOAKWOOD CHURCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Christian 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 Saunders: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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
Barber Creek DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Christian 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
Low Gap0.4 miles13
Pine Ridge2.4 miles13
Chadwick4.8 miles13
Lawing (historical)4.9 miles13
Garrison5.1 miles13
Eaudevie (historical)5.3 miles15
Christian Center5.7 miles13
Saddlebrooke6.7 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755660. 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.