BlockSlees Mills, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63461. The Survey maps it on the Palmyra quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1903 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Slees Mills between 2018 and 2020, burning about 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179113-06438-08182019-1555 |
| 17 August 2020 | Other causes | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230745-06438-08172020-2035 |
| 5 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220616-06438-07052020-1355 |
| 10 July 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179032-06438-07102019-2250 |
| 13 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177505-06438-05132018-1502 |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177476-06438-04122018-1139 |
| 17 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178620-06438-03172019-1327 |
| 25 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177345-06438-02252018-1745 |
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 Slees Mills: 3 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Little Union | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Palmyra | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Dodge City | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| West Ely | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Ely | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Barkley | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Newmarket | 6.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755601. 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.