BlockAvon, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64080. It stands on East Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1887 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Pleasant Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Pleasant Hill quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Avon: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Greenwood Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lees Summit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| McKee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avon in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2019: 3 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Avon | - | Boardman and 175th was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Avon | - | Numerous roads in Pleasant Hill were impassible due to flash flooding. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avon | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Avon | - | Water was reported flowing over Highway 58 by the fair grounds. Water came up quickly in the past 15 minutes. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Avon | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Winnebago | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Wyoming (historical) | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Baldwin Park | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gowdy | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Coleman | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ore | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Raymore | 7.5 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q63136684 | 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 740645. 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.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.