Worcester, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Prairie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65280. It stands on Wildcat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Santa Fe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Mexico quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1890 USGS Perry quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Florida quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
4,646 words on this townshipHistory of Audrain County, Missouri : Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Towns and Villages; Together with ... Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens .., published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Prairie Township covers boundary, early settlers, voters of 1839, by an old stager, laddonia, its.
Read the chapter on Prairie Township - 4,646 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Worcester: 15 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Adzell Mines | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Blum Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hafner Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Havenor Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mine Number Fifty-Two | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Snook Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Hill | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bassinger Corner | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Laddonia | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Molino | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Vandiver | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Scotts Corner | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Farber | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Benton City | 9.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741373. 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.
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.






