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Chilton, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Mill Spring Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63957. It lies near Clyburn Valley. The Survey maps it on the Ellington SE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Chilton within Wayne County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

38 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Chilton (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 558 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
Debris and open burning13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking1
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1996Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
25 July 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMark Twain National ForestTWIN POND ROAD
14 July 2020Fireworksunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220568-02220-07142020-2012
8 April 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 April 1992Smoking4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 April 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 April 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 April 1998Arson/incendiarism10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wayne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Chilton (historical): 10 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Foster ProspectManganeseProspect
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Armstrong MineIronPast Producer
Cedar Bay MineIronPast Producer1882, 1888
Cedar Bay MineIronPast Producer
Devils Kitchen MineIronPast Producer
Government Land No. 5IronOccurrence
Hearst MineIronPast Producer1902
Owner UnknownIronPast Producer1904
Roy Sylvester PropertyIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wayne County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Leeper2.4 miles18
Gaylor2.8 miles18
Mill Spring3.6 miles18
Beckville5.9 miles18
Piedmont6.7 miles18
Barlow (historical)8.2 miles17
Kerrigan (historical)8.7 miles17
Platow9.3 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740366. 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.