Flint Hill, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Clay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63459. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the New London quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1932 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS New London quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS New London quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Flint Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 185 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 May 1992 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Fireworks | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190315-06417-03082020-1635 |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190478-06417-03072020-1155 |
| 7 March 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Flint Hill: 17 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal Plant - Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Missouri Geodes | Gemstone | Producer | 1967 | |
| Edward Cooper S+G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Poage Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Al Plant - Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Burlington Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Central Stone Co. Quarry #6 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New London | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ralls | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Salt River | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ilasco | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Monkey Run | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hydesburg (historical) | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Saverton | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Spalding | 7.6 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Flint Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28006007 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740854. 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.








