BlockPeru, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lone Oak Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64730. The Survey maps it on the Butler South 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 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.
- 1887 USGS Butler quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Butler quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Butler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Butler South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Peru (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121778-00703-03092015-1530 |
| 22 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121788-00703-03222015-1507 |
| 27 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190095-00748-02272020-1231 |
| 19 January 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Peru (historical): 7 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| B + B Rock & Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bates County Rock Phosphate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Butler City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monteith Junction | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Athol | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Cornland | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Butler | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Gap | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rich Hill | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Nyhart | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Reynard (historical) | 8.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 745674. 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.