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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 17 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.
- 1943 USGS Ellington quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ellington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ellington SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | TWIN POND ROAD |
| 14 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220568-02220-07142020-2012 |
| 8 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Armstrong Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Cedar Bay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882, 1888 | |
| Cedar Bay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Devils Kitchen Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Government Land No. 5 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hearst Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1902 | |
| Owner Unknown | Iron | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Roy Sylvester Property | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeper | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Gaylor | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mill Spring | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Beckville | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Piedmont | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Barlow (historical) | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Kerrigan (historical) | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Platow | 9.3 miles | 18 |
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.












