Englewood, Missouri
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Blue Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64052. The Survey maps it on the Independence quadrangle.
On record in Englewood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Englewood Theatrelisted 2026 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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
- 1934 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Independence quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
6,365 words on this townshipThe History of Jackson County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Jackson County in the Late War... History of Missouri, Map of Jackson County .., published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Blue Township covers organized may 23, 1827, at first it included land in what is cass and bates counties, present boundaries and phyiscal features, blue township a favored locality, names of the pioneers, what the pioneers themselves say of early days.
Read the chapter on Blue Township - 6,365 words.
Fires near this place
39 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Englewood between 2007 and 2018, burning about 127 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Natural | 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 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Englewood: 33 past producers, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Quarry | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sugar Creek Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Holliday Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Randolph Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wren Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wren Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alrok Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alrok Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bixley Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Maywood | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Mount Washington | 1.0 miles | 26 | |
| Blue Summit | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Fairmount | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Sugar Creek | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Athol | 2.0 miles | 26 | |
| Centropolis | 2.0 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 717591. 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.











