BlockSpeed, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Palestine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65233. It stands on Hutchison Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bunceton quadrangle. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1888 USGS Boonville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Bunceton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,130 words on this townshipA History of Cooper County, Missouri, from the First Visit by White Men in February, 1804, to the Fifth Day of July, 1876, published 1876 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Palestine Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Palestine Township - 2,130 words.
Fires near this place
14 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Speed between 2002 and 2020, burning about 16 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190052-02732-09032019-1200 |
| 10 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251262-02732-07102020-1300 |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 210502-02732-04032020-1230 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176925-02732-04272018-1635 |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176924-02732-04222018-0840 |
| 13 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190043-02732-04132019-2255 |
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 Speed: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booneville Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Leonard Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellair | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Petersburg (historical) | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Billingsville | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lone Elm | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bunceton | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Pilot Grove | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Chouteau Springs | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hoffman | 7.5 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Speed | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7575426 | 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 726840. 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.