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Knob Lick, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63640. It stands on Knob Lick Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Knob Lick quadrangle.

Knob Lick within St. Francois County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 18 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

13 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Knob Lick between 1992 and 2020, burning about 122 acres in total. 1 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 burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Other causes1
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
15 August 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179308-09435-08152019-1535
12 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177363-09435-07122018-1245
11 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177361-09435-05112018-1733
8 April 2020Other causes1.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190378-06205-04082020-1434
4 April 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 April 1992Natural29 acresMark Twain National Forestnot named
15 March 2018Debris and open burning1.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176151-06205-03152018-1432
14 March 1992Debris and open burning11 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Francois County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 110 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 110 workings within 5 miles of Knob Lick: 109 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Iron. 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
Mine La Motte #1Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Dean J.H. LandIronPast Producer
Greasy MinesIronPast Producer
Mine La Motte #2Cobalt, Copper, Lead, NickelPast Producer
Old Miller PlaceIronOccurrenceVein
Unknown - Lead.Copper-Nickel.CobaltCobalt, Copper, Lead, NickelPast Producer
Unknown - Lead.Copper.Cobalt.NickelCobalt, Copper, Lead, NickelPast Producer
Unknown - Lead.ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead.ZincLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Francois County

Storms near this place

9 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knob Lick in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1994Thunderstorm WindKnob Lick$50,000Trees were uprooted and a chimney was blown over damaging a roof. Reported by a local newspaper.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindKnob Lick-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and tree limbs around Knob Lick.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindKnob Lick-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Knob Lick.
March 2006Tornado (F1)Knob Lick-The tornado that started in Madison County near Mine La Motte moved into St. Francois County near Little Peg Mountain and produced a swath of tree damage about 100 yards wide across the southern tip of the county. The tornado then crossed into Ste. Genevieve County.
September 2006Tornado (F1)Knob Lick-As the tornado moved into St. Francois County from Madison County, it crossed Martin Road. One home sustained roof and garage damage, while a small machine shed was completely destroyed. Numerous large trees were blown down or snapped off. The width of the damage path was two tenths of a mile and was rated F1 in intensity in this location. The tornado continued to the east and moved into Perry County (WFO Paduch's county warning area) just north of County Road 738. No injuries or deaths were reported.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindKnob Lick-The County Sheriff reported trees and large tree limbs down along Highway 67 just north of Knob Lick.
May 2009HailKnob Lick-no account filed
March 2006HailKnob Lick-no account filed
April 1996HailKnob Lick-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Francois 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
Syenite1.3 miles18
Libertyville4.6 miles18
Cross Roads6.4 miles21
Valley Forge (historical)7.6 miles18
Hamilton Town7.7 miles18
De Lassus7.7 miles19
Farmington7.8 miles19
Rock Springs8.3 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756256. 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.