Plainview, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lathrop Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64493. The Survey maps it on the Elmira quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Polo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Saint Joseph quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
12,502 words on this townshipThe History of Clinton County, Missouri : Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Clinton County in the Late War, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Clinton County, Etc., Etc, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lathrop Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lathrop Township - 12,502 words.
Fires near this place
15 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Plainview between 2016 and 2020, burning about 206 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139632-02581-09052016-1245 |
| 22 August 2018 | Smoking | 4.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177629-02515-08222018-1720 |
| 5 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177694-02581-04052018-1459 |
| 4 April 2018 | Other causes | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177624-02515-04042018-1736 |
| 11 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177623-02515-04112018-1535 |
| 23 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 9.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177693-02581-03232018-1521 |
| 22 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177691-02581-03222018-1339 |
| 15 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177617-02515-03152018-1800 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Plainview: 17 past producers. None of them 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 | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turney | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lathrop | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Barnesville | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Converse | 7.0 miles | 22 | |
| Guyton | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Keystone (historical) | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| West Keystone | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Arrowhead | 8.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740180. 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.






