Carbon Hill, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Montserrat Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65336. The Survey maps it on the Knob Noster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1885 USGS Warrensburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Warrensburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Warrensburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1917 USGS Knobnoster quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Knob Noster quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Sedalia quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
297 words on this townshipHistory of Johnson County, Missouri, published 1918 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Montserrat Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Montserrat Township - 297 words.
Fires near this place
38 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Carbon Hill between 2003 and 2020, burning about 247 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177832-05130-09252018-1508 |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177643-05130-09022018-1203 |
| 10 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177655-05130-09102018-1345 |
| 9 August 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177511-05130-08092018-1447 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Carbon Hill: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Montserrat Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montserrat | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Knob Noster | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Bristle Ridge | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Valley City | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Warrensburg | 6.9 miles | 22 | |
| Burtville | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Blackwater (historical) | 7.2 miles | 22 | |
| Pertle Springs | 7.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755631. 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.










