BlockMagill, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64640. It stands on Big Muddy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gallatin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1922 USGS Gallatin quadrangle1:62500, 2 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 Gallatin quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Union township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Murder Of Joun W, Sheets
One of the most dread events in the history of Gallatin, and Daviess county, was the cold blooded murder of John W. Sheets, cashier of the Daviess County Saving Association. The killing occurred December 7, 1869, and sent a thrill of horror through the hearts of the people. Mr. Sheets was one of the old settlers of the county, stood high as an honorable man and citizen, and had, in numerous instances, served the people faithfully and well in an official capacity.
In the county-history sources
54,761 words on this townshipThe History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Union Township covers union township, topography, papulition, owl settlers, millport, what happened.
Read the chapter on Union Township - 54,761 words.
Fires near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Magill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| 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 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261540-03160-04012020-1955 |
| 1 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261539-03160-04012020-1945 |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261535-03160-03062020-1535 |
| 31 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261538-03160-03312020-1715 |
| 3 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261532-03160-03032020-1555 |
| 20 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Magill: 11 past producers, 1 unknown, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raid Quarries Plant #1 & #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Broskin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gallatin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lock Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Township Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Wabash Crossing | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gallatin | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Blake | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lock Springs | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jamesport | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Jameson | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Altamont | 10.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741036. 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.