BlockSankey, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65565. It stands on Whittenburg Creek. The Survey maps it on the Steelville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 22 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 Steelville quadrangle1:48000
- 1933 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1999 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Sankey (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 347 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 | 35 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Sankey (historical): 24 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur-Pyrite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Mine | Clay, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Brothers Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Halbert's Diggings | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mullen Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Zane Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Meramac River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelville | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Midland | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Wildwoods | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Birds Nest | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Elaver | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Idlewild | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Patsy | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Cherry Valley | 4.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755571. 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.