BlockBailey, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in River View Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63028. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Festus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1915 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Festus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Bailey between 1997 and 2019, burning about 57 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178419-05039-04022019-1627 |
| 14 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2017 | 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 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Bailey: 31 past producers, 7 producers, 1 plant. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Silica, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Herculaneum Smelter | Lead, Smelter | Plant | ||
| Crystal City Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Festus Pit & Plant | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Marietta Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unimin Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unimin Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Bailey Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Herculaneum Mines | Lead | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 738302. 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.