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Tin Mountain, Missouri

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2000. It stands in St. Francois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63645. It lies near Hawkins Knob. The Survey maps it on the Rhodes Mountain quadrangle.

Tin Mountain within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 19 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

41 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Tin Mountain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 457 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 April 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreMark Twain National ForestCEDAR MTN
20 April 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 April 2000Arson/incendiarism39 acresMark Twain National ForestARNETT MOUNTAIN
18 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined59 acresMark Twain National ForestLITTLE MATTHEWS
17 April 2004Debris and open burning1.3 acresMark Twain National Forest1646

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Tin Mountain: 41 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver, Iron, Copper. 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
Aubuchen ShaftsZinc, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, NickelPast Producer
Einstein MineLead, Silver, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer1855, 1877
Einstein Mine- Apex MineCopper, Lead, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer1855, 1877
Henson Shaft Number TwoCobalt, Copper, Lead, NickelPast Producer
Hill ProspectLead, Cobalt, CopperOccurrenceGalena
Killian ShaftCobalt, Nickel, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Koch ShaftGold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silica, TungstenPast Producer
Martin MineLead, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer
Ozark MineZinc, Tungsten, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Silver MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, TungstenPast Producer1855, 1875

Every working recorded in Madison 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
Creek Nation1.3 miles19
Braddy Ford (historical)3.1 miles19
Oak Grove3.4 miles19
Lance4.8 miles19
Millcreek5.3 miles17
Central5.3 miles20
Faro5.6 miles20
Catherine Place5.7 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 736394. 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.