BlockSpringhill, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64601. The Survey maps it on the Sampsel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1921 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Sampsel quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,170 words on this townshipPast and Present of Livingston County, Missouri : a Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, published 1913 names this settlement in its chapter on Jackson Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Springhill Camp No. 5491, M. W. A., was organized April 18, 1898, with the following charter members: Wm. A. Anderson, John F. Arnel, Chas. Cooper, Wm. Girdner, Oscar Hicks, Roy Lewis, Daniel McCarthy, James Sanson, Wm. Sneeden, J. E. Williams, W. H. Anderson, J. P. Arr, J. W. Davis, S. H. Harvey, H. P. Lewis, Chas. W. Patton, Chas. M. Piper, John Shafifer and J. O. Whitworth. Officers for 1913 are: Andy Prager, V. C, Alva Mast, advisor; Frank Shaffer, banker; A. E. Meserve, clerk; Joe Lamp, escort; James Wilburn, watchman; Wm. F. Volk, sentry; Dr. W. L. White, physician.
Passage source: Past and Present of Livingston County, Missouri : a Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, published 1913.
was organized in February, 1868, in the Brassfield schoolhouse. Elder James Turner was chosen moderator and G. M. Brassfield, clerk. The articles of faith were then signed by John F. Gillispie, Robert Foster, Ephraim Foster, John Weaver, Thomas L. Gillispie, Adam Brassfield, Milton Hughes, James B. McClellan, Riley Brassfield, Mary Gillispie, Elizabeth Foster, Delia Weaver, Catherine Gillispie, Mahulda McClellan, Malinda Weatherford, Marv A. Brassfield, Eliazbeth Seidel, Mahala A. Pond, Jane Hughes, Rachael Brassfield and Mary Caddell. Rev. James Turner was elected the first pastor and served three years. Rev. Tur- ner was succeeded by Rev. P. Booth who served during 1872. Rev. Turner was recalled for 1873, 1874 ^^^ ^^7SThe place of worship was then changed to the Potter schoolhouse. In January, 1876 Rev. John Harmon was elected pastor and remained until 1877. He was followed by Rev. Wadley for a period of five months. In 1876 a building committee consisting of J. M. Irwin, J. W. Webster, John H. Matthews and E. R. Dowell, solicited funds and a church edifice was erected one and one-half miles east of Springhill. It is the largest house of worship in the county. The pastors who have served the congregation to date are Revs. N. M. Allen, John Harmon, F. P. Bain and W. W. Gillispie. Both church and Sunday school have large and growing memberships.
Passage source: Past and Present of Livingston County, Missouri : a Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, published 1913.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Fires near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Springhill between 1999 and 2019, burning about 385 acres in total. 1 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177017-05996-05242018-0040 |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178831-05996-04082019-1341 |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176694-05996-04222018-1720 |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176689-05996-04122018-1339 |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 237 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176690-05996-04122018-1605 |
| 10 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178834-05996-04102019-2016 |
| 3 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176104-05996-03032018-1154 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Springhill: 15 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson Twp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverleaf | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Genova | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sampsel | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Chillicothe | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sturges | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Farmersville | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Utica | 9.0 miles | 13 | |
| Chula | 9.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 754141. 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.