Star City, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in McDonald Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65734. It lies near Kemp Hollow. The Survey maps it on the McDowell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Monett quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS McDowell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Star City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,090 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179124-00523-09152019-1705 |
| 13 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139594-00523-06302016-1340 |
| 12 June 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139593-00523-05152016-2241 |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Star City: 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Cave Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kelley & Anderson Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mcdowell Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travers | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Dale | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| McDowell | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Ridge | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| East Purdy | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Butterfield | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Purdy | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Jenkins | 6.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727015. 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.








