Treece, Kansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lyon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66778. It lies near Blue Mound. The Survey maps it on the Neutral quadrangle. 138 people lived here at the 2010 count. It stands 840 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1918 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Neutral quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
188 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Treece (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,138 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Natural | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Miami Agency | SNAKE PIT |
| 29 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Miami Agency | TOMLISON |
| 29 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Miami Agency | TURKEY RUN |
| 22 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Miami Agency | VINE |
| 1 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Miami Agency | PIUS |
| 31 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Miami Agency | FISHERS |
| 29 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Miami Agency | CRAWFISH |
| 19 August 2012 | Natural | 2.3 acres | Miami Agency | MINERAL HIEGHTS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 135 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 135 workings within 5 miles of Treece (historical): 120 past producers, 12 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Sand Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Central Mill & Semple | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Epperson Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| James Orr Chubb Land | Zinc | Past Producer | 1935 | |
| Stover Tract | Zinc | Past Producer | 1935 | |
| Bingham Sand & Gravel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blue Goose | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bryan Chat Company Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dale Epersons Trucking Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle-Picher Mining Co Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cravensville | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Keelville | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Commonwealth | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Baxter Junction | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Baxter Springs | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Melrose | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Neutral | 7.2 miles | 21 | |
| Lowell | 8.2 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Treece (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2384288 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 469375. 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.










