BlockThralls Prairie, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 65279. The Survey maps it on the Hilldale quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Glasgow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Hilldale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Thralls Prairie (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge | RAILROAD FIREWORKS |
| 14 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge | I70 DITCH |
| 17 March 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176879-02732-03172018-1154 |
| 1 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 210517-02732-03012020-1100 |
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 Thralls Prairie (historical): 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhite (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rocheport | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Lexington (historical) | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Woodlandville | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Everett (historical) | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Midway | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Stapletown (historical) | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Huntsdale | 8.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 759424. 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.