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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 18 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.
- 1939 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1980 USGS Knob Lick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179308-09435-08152019-1535 |
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177363-09435-07122018-1245 |
| 11 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177361-09435-05112018-1733 |
| 8 April 2020 | Other causes | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190378-06205-04082020-1434 |
| 4 April 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 April 1992 | Natural | 29 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176151-06205-03152018-1432 |
| 14 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 110 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine La Motte #1 | Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dean J.H. Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Greasy Mines | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mine La Motte #2 | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Old Miller Place | Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unknown - Lead.Copper-Nickel.Cobalt | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Copper.Cobalt.Nickel | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Lick | $50,000 | Trees were uprooted and a chimney was blown over damaging a roof. Reported by a local newspaper. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Lick | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and tree limbs around Knob Lick. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Lick | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Knob Lick. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (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 2006 | Tornado (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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Lick | - | The County Sheriff reported trees and large tree limbs down along Highway 67 just north of Knob Lick. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Knob Lick | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Knob Lick | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Knob Lick | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syenite | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Libertyville | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Cross Roads | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Valley Forge (historical) | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hamilton Town | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| De Lassus | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Farmington | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Rock Springs | 8.3 miles | 19 |
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.














