Huiskamp, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63461. The Survey maps it on the Quincy SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1925 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Quincy SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Quincy SW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Huiskamp between 1994 and 2020, burning about 290 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179032-06438-07102019-2250 |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177504-06438-04302018-2136 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177501-06438-04272018-1335 |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177477-06438-04122018-1740 |
| 10 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178767-06438-04102019-1045 |
| 4 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190481-06438-03042020-2235 |
| 3 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190480-06438-03032020-0640 |
| 16 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177440-06438-03162018-0708 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Huiskamp: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry-3 Calcium Carbonate Co. | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Adams Quarry Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Calcium Carbonate Mills | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marblehead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Menke Quary | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stewart Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huiskamp in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huiskamp | - | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto Highway 168 east northeast of Palmyra. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huiskamp | - | A small shed was flattened on its foundation at the intersection of Highway 168 and Highway JJ. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South River | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Marion City (historical) | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Helton | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| North River | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Dodge City | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Palmyra | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mungers | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Dunsford | 4.7 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122594355 | 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 740949. 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.







