BlockGarrett, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Auxvasse Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65069. The Survey maps it on the Readsville 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
11 surveys from 21 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 Chamois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1890 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Montgomery City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Montgomery City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Readsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Garrett (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 123 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2020 | Debris and open burning | 63 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190232-07003-03082020-1500 |
| 6 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176056-07003-03062018-1335 |
| 6 February 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 January 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177297-01420-01252018-1511 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Garrett (historical): 38 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| A.P. Green Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| A.V.Neal Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Bratton Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Moore Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readsville | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Yucatan | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Heilburn (historical) | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Portland | 7.2 miles | 22 | |
| Reform | 7.3 miles | 21 | |
| Williamsburg | 8.8 miles | 21 | |
| Toledo | 9.4 miles | 21 | |
| Steedman | 11.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 738651. 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.