White Rock, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Eugene Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64633. The Survey maps it on the Miami Station quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Miami Station 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
- 1982 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,606 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 Eugene Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Eugene Township - 1,606 words.
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of White Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 167 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190331-01749-03072020-1340 |
| 4 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176545-01749-03042018-1836 |
| 8 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176254-01749-02082018-1103 |
| 5 February 1994 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 February 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of White Rock: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lautenslager Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Malan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miami Quarry #34 & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leta | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| De Witt | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wakenda | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Milford | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Standish | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bosworth | 9.7 miles | 18 | |
| South Carrollton | 11.2 miles | 18 | |
| Carrollton | 11.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728763. 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.








