BlockLa Barque Creek, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63069. The Survey maps it on the Pacific quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Pacific quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Pacific quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of La Barque Creek between 2011 and 2018, burning about 18 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 126531-03655-07042015-1433 |
| 22 June 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 165944-03655-03052018-0113 |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176215-03655-02092018-1453 |
| 6 February 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of La Barque Creek: 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Industrial, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Underground Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| US Silica Pacific Mine and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | Sand | |
| McKeever Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrnesville | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Hoene Spring | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Local | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Hill Manor | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Rockford Beach | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| One Hundred and One Ranch | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Hill | 5.3 miles | 22 | |
| Scotsdale | 5.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2630712. 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.