Sampsel, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Sampsel Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64601. It stands on Hog Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sampsel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1921 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Sampsel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Sampsel between 1999 and 2018, burning about 55 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 January 2018 | Natural | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176110-05996-01272018-1319 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Sampsel: 20 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mooresville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | ||
| Wendle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sampsel in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2019: 5 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Sampsel | - | Flowing water was reported over the intersection of Highway 190 and Highway U. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Sampsel | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sampsel | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sampsel | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sampsel | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Sampsel | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooresville | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Springhill | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Genova | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Utica | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Silverleaf | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Chillicothe | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cleary | 10.6 miles | 13 | |
| Dawn | 10.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 725991. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







