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Milton, Missouri

40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Pawnee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64151. It stands on East Fork. The Survey maps it on the North Kansas City quadrangle.

Milton within Platte County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 40 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.

Fires near this place

31 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Milton between 2007 and 2019, burning about 10 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
28 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
8 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
5 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
31 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
21 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Platte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Milton: 22 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
UnknownClayPast Producer
Unknown ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown ClayClayPast Producer
Daniel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Drennon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Green Hills QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Parkville Special Road Dist QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Riley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Platte County

Storms near this place

17 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milton in 17 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2025HailMilton-Social media report of quarter sized hail NE of Parkville.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMilton-Downed tree on a house on the west side of Lake Waukomis.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindMilton-Social media report of an uprooted tree near 64th Street.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMilton-Downed tree limbs and wires near 66th Street near Platte Woods.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMilton-Several large tree limbs down south of Lake Waukomis.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMilton-Numerous large trees down between NW 64th Street and NW 79th Terrace on Prairie View Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMilton-Numerous large tree limbs downed in the Lake Waukomis area.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMilton-Numerous tree limbs were blown down in the area NW of 67th St and N Overland Dr.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMilton-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. A gas grill was blown 30 feet across a deck.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindMilton-A large tree was blown down near Interstate 29 and 72nd Street. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMilton-Semi was blown on its side, on Interstate 29 near Waukomis.
December 2021HailMilton-no account filed
April 2020HailMilton-no account filed
May 2016HailMilton-no account filed
April 2011HailMilton-no account filed
July 2008HailMilton-no account filed
July 2008HailMilton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Platte 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
Northern Heights1.1 miles40
Lake Waukomis1.2 miles40
Platte Woods1.5 miles40
Houston Lake1.8 miles40
North Moor1.9 miles40
Breen Acres2.1 miles40
Parkdale2.4 miles40
Northmoor2.6 miles40

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739521. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.