BlockKic-ka-poo Village, Missouri
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Rivers Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63386. It lies near Green Island (historical). The Survey maps it on the Columbia Bottom 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
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1927 USGS Alton quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Alton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Columbia Bottom quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Columbia Bottom quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1955 USGS Alton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Columbia Bottom quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Columbia Bottom quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Kic-ka-poo Village (historical) in 2008, burning about 2 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HATFIELD |
| 21 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ALLIANCE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Kic-ka-poo Village (historical): 13 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Brick Co.Clay Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Alton Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Charles & Traveler Dredges | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Twin River Loading Dock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bemmey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Emmerick Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Bellefontaine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mississippi Lime and Material Quarr | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reliance Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reliance Quarry Inc. Alton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Alton | 1.1 miles | 27 | |
| Machens | 7.5 miles | 22 | |
| Whitecorn | 8.6 miles | 22 | |
| Portage Des Sioux | 8.7 miles | 22 | |
| Black Walnut | 9.0 miles | 26 | |
| Marais Croche | 10.6 miles | 25 | |
| Wilkie | 10.6 miles | 23 | |
| Orchard Farm | 13.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2437260. 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.