BlockLa Cygne Corner, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66040. The Survey maps it on the Boicourt 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.
- 1887 USGS Mound City quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Mound City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Boicourt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Butler quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Boicourt quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of La Cygne Corner between 2006 and 2020, burning about 911 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180076 |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0132 |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0125 |
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge | HIGHWAY 69 SOUTH |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180061 |
| 5 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 32 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180041 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of La Cygne Corner: 1 producer, 1 past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bates Co #6 Amsterdam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn Valley | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| La Cygne | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Boicourt | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Trading Post | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasanton | 11.7 miles | 15 | |
| Cadmus | 11.7 miles | 14 | |
| Farlinville | 12.1 miles | 15 | |
| Mound City | 15.7 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122597749 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484828. 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.