Standish, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Carrollton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64633. The Survey maps it on the Standish quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Standish quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
4,119 words on this townshipHistory of Carroll County, Missouri : Carefully Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Cities, Towns and Villages, Together with a Condensed History of Missouri ; the Constitution of the United States, and State of Missouri ; a Military Record of Its Volunteers in Either Army of the Great Civil War ; General and Local Statistics ; Miscellany ; Reminiscences, Grave, Tragic and Humorous ; Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Citizens Identified with the Interests of the Country, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Carrollton Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Carrollton Township - 4,119 words.
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Standish between 1992 and 2019, burning about 176 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176617-01749-04162018-1626 |
| 8 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176253-01749-03082018-1223 |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Standish: 10 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 - S & G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Austin England Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| George Dean Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Minnis + Trotten Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Standish in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Flood | Standish | - | Route UU was closed in both directions near Bosworth. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Standish | - | Road UU was closed due to running water. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Standish | - | Water was reported over Highway UU, due to heavy rains. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Standish | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Carrollton | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| South Carrollton | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Leta | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wakenda | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| W B Junction | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bogard | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bosworth | 7.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730223. 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.
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.








