BlockAshland, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63069. It stands on Fox Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pacific quadrangle. 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
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Pacific quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Pacific quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Ashland (historical) between 2011 and 2018, burning about 25 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 126531-03655-07042015-1433 |
| 29 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 June 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 May 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Ashland (historical): 15 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Silica Pacific Mine and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | Sand | |
| Renneberg Land | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Renneberg Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Glaser Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Underground Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Glaser Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| McKeever Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allenton | 3.3 miles | 28 | |
| Eureka | 4.3 miles | 28 | |
| Camp Wyman | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Times Beach (historical) | 5.5 miles | 29 | |
| Crescent | 6.0 miles | 29 | |
| Hollow | 6.6 miles | 28 | |
| Glencoe | 6.8 miles | 29 | |
| Yeatman | 7.0 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 757487. 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.