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Wheelers Mill, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65452. It stands on Bell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hancock quadrangle.

Wheelers Mill within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

62 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Wheelers Mill between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,308 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
6 May 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation136611-08519-05062016-1515
3 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation124310-08519-05032015-1256
12 May 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 April 1995Debris and open burning40 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 April 1993Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 April 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Wheelers Mill: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Howard Ready Mix Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Mossy Resort (historical)3.9 miles22
Riverside (historical)4.2 miles22
Helm5.4 miles17
Hancock5.4 miles17
Crocker5.4 miles14
Saint Robert5.5 miles22
Waynesville5.7 miles22
Pippin Place5.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741354. 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.