Pleasant Valley, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Franklin No. 2 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65803. The Survey maps it on the Ebenezer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Ebenezer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ebenezer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 586 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230727-03905-09272020-1350 |
| 12 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230669-03905-09122020-1710 |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 August 1997 | Smoking | 46 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230760-03905-08252020-1510 |
| 21 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley: 12 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Doling Park Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Edwards Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Holman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tindell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Park | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Roseville | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Mascot | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Glidewell | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Water Mills | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Ebenezer | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hickory Barren | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Springfield | 5.6 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 737883. 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.







