BlockNiantic, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Cream Ridge Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64635. The Survey maps it on the Chula 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
- 1983 USGS Chula quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
237 words on this townshipPast and Present of Livingston County, Missouri : a Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, published 1913 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Cream Ridge Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Cream Ridge Township - 237 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Niantic: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wells Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chula | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Farmersville | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Harmony (historical) | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sturges | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Leopolis (historical) | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Silverleaf | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Springhill | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cream Ridge | 12.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740169. 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.
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.