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Latoh, Missouri

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64638. It lies near Bunch Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Plymouth quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Latoh within Carroll County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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.

In the county-history sources

1,071 words on this township

History of Carroll County, Missouri : Carefully Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Cities, Towns and Villages, Together with a Condensed History of Missouri ; the Constitution of the United States, and State of Missouri ; a Military Record of Its Volunteers in Either Army of the Great Civil War ; General and Local Statistics ; Miscellany ; Reminiscences, Grave, Tragic and Humorous ; Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Citizens Identified with the Interests of the Country, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Hill Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Hill Township - 1,071 words.

Fires near this place

11 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Latoh (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 347 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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/undetermined6
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Debris and open burning1

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
27 April 2018Other causes1.3 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178906-01702-04272018-1950
24 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178905-01702-04242018-1620
23 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178904-01702-04232018-1740
19 April 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 April 2014Smoking20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.8 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190340-05974-03082020-2050
30 March 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined140 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carroll County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Latoh (historical): 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blue Mound Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Carroll 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
Fisher (historical)3.0 miles15
Plymouth3.5 miles15
Quote4.7 miles15
Mandeville7.0 miles15
Coloma7.5 miles15
Asper8.4 miles17
Roads9.7 miles15
Grace10.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740211. 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.