Westport, Missouri
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Kaw Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64110. The Survey maps it on the Kansas City quadrangle.
On record in Westport
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 65 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bon Air Apartments Buildinglisted 2008 · 0.1 miles away
Westport High Schoollisted 2015 · 0.1 miles away
Alfred Toll Houselisted 1983 · 0.2 miles away
Paris and Weaver Apartment Buildingslisted 2006 · 0.3 miles away
Tocoma,Thelisted 1979 · 0.4 miles away
Colonnade Apartment Building at 4302 Oak Streetlisted 2008 · 0.4 miles away
Col. John Harris Houselisted 1972 · 0.4 miles away
Rev. Nathan Scarritt Houselisted 1978 · 0.5 miles away
Goodenow Textiles Company Buildinglisted 2003 · 0.5 miles away
Kuehne-Schmidt Apartmentslisted 2007 · 0.5 miles away
August Meyer Houselisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
William D. Repp Houselisted 1983 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 38 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 Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1935 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Westport between 2007 and 2020, burning about 150 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 24406 |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyandotte County | 23456 |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Westport: 59 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown-Ls and Shale | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Doyle Rock Company Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brush Creek Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coyter Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Doarn Quarry and Brick Yard | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elmer Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 3.1 miles | 38 | |
| Leeds | 3.8 miles | 38 | |
| Eastwood | 4.1 miles | 38 | |
| Waldo | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Melville | 4.8 miles | 27 | |
| Manchester School | 4.9 miles | 38 | |
| Centropolis | 5.2 miles | 26 | |
| Marlborough | 5.5 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 734913. 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.












