BlockBolton, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Fox Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64642. The Survey maps it on the Gilman City East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1925 USGS Gilman quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Gilman quadrangle1:48000
- 1948 USGS Gilman quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Gilman City East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Bolton between 1997 and 1999, burning about 12 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 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 July 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Bolton: 14 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harrison Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ray Arney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Robinson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Skerman Twnshp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stewart Whisler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Sugar Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Gilman City | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Melbourne | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Moriah | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Gardner | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 10.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bethany | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ridgeway | 11.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740188. 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.