Salt River, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Saverton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63459. It lies near Epperson Island. The Survey maps it on the Hannibal SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1932 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Hannibal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Hannibal SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Hannibal SE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Salt River between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,227 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176675-08215-04232018-1850 |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177314-06417-03092018-1150 |
| 31 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 7.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190477-06417-03312020-1610 |
| 10 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177316-06417-03102018-2025 |
| 9 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177311-06417-02092018-1519 |
| 5 February 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 December 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179723-06417-12052019-1330 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Salt River: 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Shale | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Occurrence | ||
| Edward Cooper S+G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Megowan Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saverton | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Flint Hill | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| New London | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Ilasco | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Monkey Run | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ralls | 8.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hydesburg (historical) | 10.7 miles | 17 | |
| Spalding | 12.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741233. 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.








