BlockSandals, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Polk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64671. It stands on Coon Branch. The Survey maps it on the Knoxville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1894 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
50,099 words on this townshipHistory of Ray County, Mo., published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Polk Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Polk Township - 50,099 words.
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Sandals between 1992 and 2018, burning about 636 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177896-08922-08162018-1726 |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177899-08922-07082018-1237 |
| 31 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177895-08922-07312018-0935 |
| 22 July 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177894-08922-07222018-2047 |
| 3 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177357-08922-06032018-1540 |
| 5 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sandals: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Clemmons Qsuarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Elmira Camp | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Elmira | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Vibbard | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Lawson | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Taitsville | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rayville | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Excelsior Estates | 8.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739633. 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.