Seneca Quapaw Agency, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Seneca Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64865. The Survey maps it on the Racine quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1907 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Racine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Racine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Seneca Quapaw Agency (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,070 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 22 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 103 acres | Miami Agency | WILCOX |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Miami Agency | MODOC |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 90 acres | Miami Agency | SPOOKLIGHT |
| 6 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 2010 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Miami Agency | M & M |
| 31 August 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Miami Agency | WHAT U DO |
| 31 August 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Seneca Quapaw Agency (historical): 18 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Tripoli Division Pits | Emery | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Tripoli | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baxter Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Potwin & Holmes Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Sibley Diggings | Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wela Park | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Seneca | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Racine | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hornet | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Loma Linda | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Westview | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Spring City | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Spurgeon | 7.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2437569. 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.







