BlockMoko, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72576. It stands on Newcomb Branch. The Survey maps it on the Salem Knob quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Salem NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Salem Knob quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
105 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Moko between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,930 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 burning | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2004 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Moko: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moko in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Moko | 1 hurt | A weak tornado touched down briefly in Fulton County, about 3 miles east of Moko. Estimated winds with the tornado were about 110 mph. A house had shingles off, a broken window and the porch was shifted.One person in the house sustained minor injuries from flying debris. Another house had broken windows and several outbuildings were destroyed. Farm machinery was overturned and several vehicles sustained damage. Numerous trees were downed or snapped off along the path of the tornado. The tornado was on the ground almost five and a half miles before dissipating. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moko | - | Trees and power lines were down on Hwy. 395 N in northern Fulton County. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moko | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturkie | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Flint Springs | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Camp | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Salem | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Shady Grove | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Viola | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Fryatt | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Wheeling | 10.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57126. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.