BlockKeysville, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65565. It stands on Kallambah Branch. The Survey maps it on the Indian Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 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.
- 1932 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:48000
- 1933 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Indian Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Keysville between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,495 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Keysville: 48 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Copper, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Yeary Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Arthur Mines | Lead | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Jonas Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Metcalf Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keysville in 2 storm reports in 2011: 2 tornado. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Keysville | 3 hurt, $150,000 | A tornado touched down about 2.25 miles southeast of Keysville along Highway AA and travelled to the northeast. There was widespread tree damage with trees snapped off at the base. Some of the trees were between a foot and two feet in diameter in this location, where the intensity of damage was rated EF0. Further along the path, about half a mile north of Gray Road, the tornado hit a home. The roof of the home was uplifted and thrown about a quarter of a mile to the north. The north and east side walls were removed and tossed to the northeast between 80 and 120 yards. Some of the 2x4 supports were deposited as much as half to three quarters of a mile to the east northeast. Three of the seven family members sustained minor injuries. Damage at this location was rated EF2. Additional large tree damage was uncovered from just northeast of the damaged home to half a mile east northeast of the home. The tornado continued to cause tree damage before lifting and dissipating near the intersection of 7 Cedars Road and Imperial Woods Lane. The width of the damage path varied between 50 and 80 yards. The overall path length was 2.77 miles and was rated an EF2, with peak wind speeds near 125 mph. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Keysville | - | A tornado touched down about 0.8 of a mile south southeast of Keysville, southwest of Highway AA near Crooked Creek, and travelled to the east crossing Highway AA. It caused extensive tree damage along its path before lifting and dissipating about 1.75 miles southeast of Keysville. The damage width varied from 50 to 60 yards and the path length was 1.34 miles. The damage was rated EF0. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Branch Junction | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Wesco | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Klein Ford | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Goltra | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Limberlost | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cedar Ford | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Cook Station | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cherryville | 6.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 720565. 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.