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Sparrow, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Bethlehem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64735. The Survey maps it on the Gaines quadrangle.

Sparrow within Henry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

104 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Sparrow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,908 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 51 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/incendiarism51
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Debris and open burning16
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking1
Natural1

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 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 September 2000Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 September 2000Arson/incendiarism29 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 September 2006Natural260 acresMissouri Department of ConservationCOAL CREEK FIRE
27 August 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
25 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220635-02222-08252020-1505
7 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresMissouri Department of ConservationSPARROWFOOT CREEK
23 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Henry 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 Sparrow: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Flagstone, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 - ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - FlagstoneStone, DimensionPast Producer
Unknown - Ss.FlagstonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Henry 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
Alberta3.1 miles18
Clinton4.0 miles18
Gaines4.4 miles18
Coal5.4 miles18
Deepwater6.1 miles18
Consville (historical)6.2 miles20
Brownington6.3 miles20
Hortense6.6 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740253. 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.