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Twin Springs, Missouri

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Central Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63077. It lies in Twin Springs Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Stanton quadrangle.

Twin Springs within Franklin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

49 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Twin Springs between 1992 and 2018, burning about 201 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 burning30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Arson/incendiarism6
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
26 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 July 2017Debris and open burning35 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177965-03627-07202018-2026
11 July 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 July 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 June 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177964-03627-06232018-1434
10 June 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 59 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Twin Springs: 57 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sulfur-Pyrite. 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
Bredell MinesCopperPast Producer
Hamilton ProspectBarium-Barite, IronPast Producer
Shotwell MinesLead, Zinc, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Tamm MineZinc, Lead, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown - Pb&FeLead, IronPast Producer
Copper HollowCopper, IronPast Producer
Copper Hollow MineIron, CopperPast Producer
Jans Barite DepositBarium-BariteProspectUnderground
Jans MineLead, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Silver Hollow MineCopper, IronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin 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
Charmwood1.4 miles21
Stanton1.7 miles21
Miramiguoa Park2.3 miles27
Benson Tourist City2.3 miles21
Anaconda2.7 miles21
Plum Ford4.1 miles21
Caseyville4.6 miles27
Monday4.7 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727932. 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.