BlockSimler, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Walnut Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63501. It stands on Hog Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gifford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1938 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Gifford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Simler between 2014 and 2019, burning about 45 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179301-00000-04262019-1530 |
| 26 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179302-00000-04262019-1250 |
| 31 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 March 2014 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Simler: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bailey Limestone Quarry # 4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindersville (historical) | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Yarrow | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Nefy (historical) | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Youngstown | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Zig | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Tipperary | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Nind | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Troy Mills | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122567936 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 738307. 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.