Fisher, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64638. The Survey maps it on the Coloma 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
8 surveys from 15 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 Dawn quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Coloma quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Utica quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,071 words on this townshipHistory of Carroll County, Missouri : Carefully Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Cities, Towns and Villages, Together with a Condensed History of Missouri ; the Constitution of the United States, and State of Missouri ; a Military Record of Its Volunteers in Either Army of the Great Civil War ; General and Local Statistics ; Miscellany ; Reminiscences, Grave, Tragic and Humorous ; Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Citizens Identified with the Interests of the Country, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Hill Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hill Township - 1,071 words.
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Fisher (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251276-01702-07132020-2015 |
| 27 April 2018 | Other causes | 1.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178906-01702-04272018-1950 |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178905-01702-04242018-1620 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178904-01702-04232018-1740 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178903-01702-04232018-1145 |
| 16 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178893-01702-03162018-0025 |
| 15 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178890-01702-03152018-1550 |
| 15 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178892-01702-03152018-2055 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Fisher (historical): 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latoh (historical) | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Quote | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Mandeville | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Coloma | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Plymouth | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Asper | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Roads | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bogard | 8.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740175. 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.







