BlockScotts Corner, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Linn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65264. The Survey maps it on the Laddonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1890 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1890 USGS Perry quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Laddonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
992 words on this townshipHistory of Audrain County, Missouri : Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Towns and Villages; Together with ... Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens .., published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Linn Township covers its boundary, old settlers, mills, churches.
Read the chapter on Linn Township - 992 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Scotts Corner: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg Limestone Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hammett Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Laclede Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scotts Corner in 2 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotts Corner | - | Numerous large maple trees sustained damage with one tree blown over and another split in half. This occurred as a bowing segment largely independent of the primary line of storms passed over the location. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotts Corner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Culiver | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rush Hill | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Rices Corner | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Laddonia | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Benton City | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hickory Creek (historical) | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bassinger Corner | 8.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741250. 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.
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.