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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1890 USGS Chamois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1890 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Mokane quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1975 USGS Loose Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1993Regional 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 burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179123-07617-08092019-0811 |
| 17 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178663-07607-04172018-1319 |
| 17 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178664-07607-04172018-1550 |
| 7 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190160-07617-03072020-1525 |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178660-07607-03032018-1525 |
| 15 March 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 December 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251288-07617-12052020-1410 |
| 8 November 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Bros Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fitzgerald Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gress 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 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenstein | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Aubert | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Bonnots Mill | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| French Village (historical) | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Luystown | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Deer | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Loose Creek | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Crook | 8.4 miles | 19 |
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.









