BlockPetersburg, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boonslick Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65250. It stands on Boones Branch. The Survey maps it on the Arrow Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1890 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Arrow Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Petersburg: 17 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Diggings | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arrow Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Old 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 | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Petersburg in 3 storm reports in 2019: 3 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Petersburg | $100,000 | The breakdown of the Howard County District #2 levee caused at least two other levees to fail, which caused more running water to enter into the farmlands of southern Howard County, as well as the towns of Franklin and New Franklin. The overall value of the damage from this event is unknown. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Petersburg | $100,000 | This is a continuation of the flash flooding as a result of a levee failure near Petersburg, Missouri. Howard County District #2 levee failed the night before, allowing the already flooding Missouri River to spill into low lying areas of southern Howard County. Most of this area consisted of farmland, but the cities of Franklin and New Franklin received several inches of running water. News articles from across the local region indicated that crops planted earlier in the growing season in the southern part of the county were lost. Monetary damages are unknown from this flood event. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Petersburg | $100,000 | Howard County District #2 levee failed allowing the already flooding Missouri River to spill into low lying areas of southern Howard County. Most of this area consisted of farmland, but the cities of Franklin and New Franklin received several inches of running water. News articles from across the local region indicated that crops planted earlier in the growing season in the southern part of the county were lost. Monetary damages are unknown from this flood event. This flash flooding event carried into the first couple days of June. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonesboro | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lisbon | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Estill | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Franklin | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| New Franklin | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Glasgow | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Fayette | 12.6 miles | 16 | |
| Steinmetz | 14.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741148. 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.
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.