BlockPoint Pleasant, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Le Sieur Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63873. The Survey maps it on the Point Pleasant quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1939 USGS Portageville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Portageville quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1971 USGS Point Pleasant quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Portageville quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Point Pleasant: 6 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Contained or Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Madrid | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Conran | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Marston | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Portageville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Jaywye | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Howardville | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| New Madrid | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lone Star | 9.6 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Point Pleasant | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16898614 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 724690. 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.