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Sinkin, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Newton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65560. It lies near White Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Gladden quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Sinkin within Shannon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 17 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

94 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Sinkin (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,622 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 46 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/incendiarism46
Debris and open burning24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
9 August 2006Arson/incendiarism22 acresMark Twain National ForestCAVE BRANCH HOLLOW 2
9 August 2006Arson/incendiarism4.5 acresMark Twain National ForestCAVE BRANCH HOLLOW
24 August 2012Arson/incendiarism65 acresMark Twain National ForestGRAY BRANCH
18 August 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestAUGUST
13 June 2005Arson/incendiarism1.3 acresMark Twain National ForestCOUNTY LINE
3 May 2014Arson/incendiarism20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 May 1992Debris and open burning65 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 May 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shannon 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 Sinkin (historical): 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Silica. 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
Unknown TripoliSilicaPast Producer
Hurt BankIronProspect
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Shannon 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
Shannondale2.1 miles17
Timber3.4 miles20
Rector5.5 miles22
Akers8.1 miles22
Mauser Mill8.2 miles20
Round Spring8.9 miles20
Rat9.8 miles18
Cedargrove10.7 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740428. 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.