Chandler, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64060. The Survey maps it on the Kearney SW 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.
- 1894 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Kearney SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Kearney SW quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
47 words on this townshipHistory of Clay County, Missouri, published 1920 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Liberty Township covers position and description, early settlers, liberty landing, country churches, city of liberty, first lacorporatiou.
Read the chapter on Liberty Township - 47 words.
Fires near this place
62 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Chandler between 2004 and 2019, burning about 68 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 were 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 | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177820-02412-09282018-1420 |
| 10 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Chandler: 32 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dever Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Everett Quarries #5 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kearney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Matthews Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockdale | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Roosterville | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Liberty | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Kearney | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Mosby | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Prathersville | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| White Hall Fields | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Winner | 6.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740736. 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.










