Hiler, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Sni-A-Bar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64029. The Survey maps it on the Oak Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1894 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
6,834 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 Sni-A-Bar Township covers geographical position and population, the name, physical features, early settlers, bltie springs, churches.
Read the chapter on Sni-A-Bar Township - 6,834 words.
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Hiler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176663-04828-04232018-1634 |
| 14 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190460-04828-04142020-1310 |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 166068-04828-03032018-1657 |
| 3 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 166066-04828-03032018-0109 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hiler: 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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-Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hutchins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Iowa Point Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Parkville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pink Hill Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hill | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Lake City | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Buckner | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Grain Valley | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Levasy | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Blue Springs | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Tapawingo | 7.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740269. 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.








