Walbert, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63037. It stands on Black Oak Branch. The Survey maps it on the Strain 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
11 surveys from 20 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 Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Strain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Walbert (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 430 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128630-03623-09222015-1505 |
| 26 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 176 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 176 workings within 5 miles of Walbert (historical): 174 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Lead, Iron, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grabenthine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - Pb,Zn,Fe | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown -Fe&Pb | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ahring # 1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Burton Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Copleman Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millrock Ford | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Strain | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Champion City | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Rock Ford | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Laubinger Ford | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Gerald | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Boone (historical) | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Spring Bluff | 5.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755591. 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.










