BlockBeckett, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Rivers Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63373. It lies near Island 526. The Survey maps it on the Grafton 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
12 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.
- 1927 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Saint Charles quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Grafton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Grafton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Beckett (historical) between 2010 and 2014, burning about 1,555 acres in total. None 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 11406001 |
| 5 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10305001 |
| 21 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 39 acres | Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge | CALHOUN WETLANDS |
| 19 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10319003 |
| 17 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,475 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PERE MARQUETTE |
| 20 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1020002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Beckett (historical): 4 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Quarry Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Grafton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Western Whiting Company Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkie | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Orchard Farm | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Portage Des Sioux | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Whitecorn | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Blase | 5.4 miles | 25 | |
| Vans Camp | 5.7 miles | 27 | |
| Black Walnut | 5.9 miles | 26 | |
| Machens | 6.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 757424. 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.