BlockBuzzards Roost, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63462. It stands on Ivy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Florida quadrangle.
On record in Buzzards Roost
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roostlisted 1985 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1890 USGS Perry quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Florida quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Florida quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
3,218 words on this townshipHistory of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Jefferson Township covers jefferson aad ladiao creek towaships, physical features, old settlers, florida.
Read the chapter on Jefferson Township - 3,218 words.
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Buzzards Roost between 1992 and 1997, burning about 43 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 June 1992 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 February 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 December 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 October 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Buzzards Roost: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcclain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Victor | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Leich Ford | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Strother | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Stoutsville | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Santa Fe | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Goss | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Indian Creek | 8.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740718. 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.