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Isbell, Missouri

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Linn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65016. It stands on Loose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Loose Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Isbell within Osage County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

8 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Isbell (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 64 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 burning3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 2019Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179123-07617-08092019-0811
17 April 2018Debris and open burning2.4 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178663-07607-04172018-1319
17 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178664-07607-04172018-1550
7 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190160-07617-03072020-1525
3 March 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178660-07607-03032018-1525
15 March 1994Equipment and vehicle use45 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 December 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation251288-07617-12052020-1410
8 November 1993Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Osage County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Isbell (historical): 15 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Laughlin Bros DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fitzgerald PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Gress PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Osage County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Frankenstein3.3 miles19
Saint Aubert3.7 miles21
Bonnots Mill4.0 miles19
French Village (historical)4.2 miles19
Luystown5.7 miles19
Deer6.0 miles19
Loose Creek7.9 miles19
Crook8.4 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740037. 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.