BlockParker Lake, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 2000. It stands in St. Marys Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63775. The Survey maps it on the Parker Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 20 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.
- 1910 USGS Higdon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Higdon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Parker Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Parker Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Parker Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 134 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ANDERSON HOLLOW |
| 20 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176801-09435-04202018-1431 |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190195-09526-03082020-1530 |
| 7 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190209-09435-03072020-0950 |
| 7 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Parker Lake: 4 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Clay, Zinc, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccormick Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Lake Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sutton T.J. Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Cobalt-Nickel-Copper | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Rozier & Wilkinsons Diggings | Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Silver Lake | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Yount | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Friendly Valley | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Giboney | 9.4 miles | 23 | |
| Highland | 10.0 miles | 18 | |
| Brewer | 10.4 miles | 23 | |
| Shakertowne | 10.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751501. 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.