BlockEarth City, Missouri
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Northwest Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63045. The Survey maps it on the Saint Charles quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1924 USGS Robertson quadrangle1:24000
- 1927 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Saint Charles quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Earth City in 2003, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
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 Earth City: 8 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Brick Co Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Missouri Pacific Rr Co.Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| St Charles Quarry - Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| St Charles Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonfils | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Natural Bridge Junction | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Champ | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Vigus | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Bridgeton | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Pattonville | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Maryland Heights | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Robertson | 4.6 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756957. 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.