BlockLowell, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Clay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64688. It stands on Patterson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Meadville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1924 USGS Chula quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Chula quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Meadville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
7,724 words on this townshipThe History of Linn County, Missouri. An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Clay Township covers description, location, area and valuation for 1881:, population, productions, early settlement.
Read the chapter on Clay Township - 7,724 words.
Fires near this place
10 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Lowell between 1992 and 2017, burning about 443 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 120215-05836-03152015-1804 |
| 15 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 January 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lowell: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eversonville | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Meadville | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hecla | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Linneus | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Shafter | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Fountain Grove | 9.9 miles | 15 | |
| Laclede | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| Purdin | 12.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740195. 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.