BlockIdlewild, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65565. It stands on Pine Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cuba quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Cuba quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Idlewild between 1992 and 2019, burning about 347 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144732-02811-07292016-1151 |
| 20 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144711-02811-06222016-1339 |
| 25 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 129938-02811-05252015-1641 |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Idlewild: 32 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Mine | Clay, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Bank Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Brothers Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mullen Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Pilz Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Zane Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Meramac River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birds Nest | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Wildwoods | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Iron Center | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Fox Springs | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Amanda | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Cuba | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Sankey (historical) | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Steelville | 3.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740952. 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.