Roseberry, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Nodaway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64428. The Survey maps it on the Burlington Junction quadrangle.
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.
- 1939 USGS Skidmore quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Skidmore quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Skidmore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Burlington Junction quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
3,786 words on this townshipThe History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, published 1882; Past and Present of Nodaway County, Missouri, published 1910 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Nodaway Township covers its boundary, physical fea'i ures, early settlers, ohio settlement - burling! on junction, official and business directory, churches.
Read the chapter on Nodaway Township - 3,786 words.
Fires near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Roseberry between 2013 and 2016, burning about 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 140218-07409-05032016-1500 |
| 7 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Roseberry: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Junction | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dawsonville | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Possum Walk | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Wilcox | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Quitman | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Clearmont | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Elmo | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Skidmore | 10.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 759688. 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.







