Home inspection in Steele, Missouri.
Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in Steele, Pemiscot County, Missouri. Steele homes are inspected by a local partner in our Missouri network, and every report is photo-mapped and delivered within 24 hours.
Why Steele homes need a local read
Steele is a city in southern Pemiscot County, in the Missouri Bootheel, that thrived early as the way for people and freight to cross the Little River Swamp toward Cottonwood Point and the Mississippi River.
History: A post office operated at Steele from 1896 to 2017, and the community is named for Leonidas Lucilius Steele, who moved there in 1885 to run a hotel and mercantile business.
Around town: A 1942 U.S. Army auxiliary field northwest of the city supported the B-25 pilot training school at Blytheville Army Airfield.
Setting: Steele is in the Missouri Bootheel, which the state's Bootheel article describes as a very flat floodplain between the Mississippi and St. Francis rivers. The city's elevation is about 259 feet.
Water, flooding and moisture in Steele
Water nearby: The Little River Swamp was the obstacle that shaped Steele's early growth.
EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Pemiscot County in Zone 3 (predicted average indoor levels below 2 pCi/L). EPA notes that homes vary within any zone, so the map does not predict a single house.
South Missouri homes.
Illustrative photos of the kinds of homes and conditions found in this area.
Report in 24 hoursBuilt to negotiate with.
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Common questions.
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