BlockMarion City, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63461. The Survey maps it on the Quincy SW quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1925 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Quincy SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Quincy SW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Marion City (historical) between 1999 and 2018, burning about 274 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177477-06438-04122018-1740 |
| 16 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177440-06438-03162018-0708 |
| 14 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177436-06438-03142018-1337 |
| 18 November 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 238 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177306-06417-01212018-1255 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Marion City (historical): 6 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry-3 Calcium Carbonate Co. | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Adams Quarry Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Black White Lime Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Calcium Carbonate Mills | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jm Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Marblehead Lime Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marblehead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Menke Quary | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry-2 Calcium Carbonate Co. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huiskamp | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| South River | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Helton | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| North River | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Dunsford | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Mungers | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Mark | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Dodge City | 5.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 732311. 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.