BlockEstes, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Indian Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63359. The Survey maps it on the Middletown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Louisiana quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Bellflower quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Bellflower quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Estes between 1997 and 2015, burning about 12 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 October 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 129322-02339-10152015-1607 |
| 24 January 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 117215-02339-01242015-1710 |
| 24 January 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 117216-02339-01242015-1710 |
| 24 January 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 117217-02339-01242015-1710 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Estes: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Estes in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Estes | - | Between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded and closed for a time including...Highway 154 west of Curryville, Route M south of Curryville, Route V and Route Y. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Estes | - | A severe thunderstorm moved across Pike County, causing wide spread wind damage from west of Estes to Ashley. Numerous trees and large tree limbs were blown down along the damage path. No injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gazette | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Farmer | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| New Harmony | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| New Hartford | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Curryville | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ashley | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Clement | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bowling Green | 12.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740837. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.