BlockNoria, Kansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Lawrence City. It lies in ZIP code area 66046. It stands on Burroughs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lawrence East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1885 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:125000
- 1889 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Noria between 2015 and 2020, burning about 971 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 7969 |
| 5 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Douglas County | 7332 |
| 3 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 7782 |
| 26 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 7560 |
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 6807 |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 337 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 6609 |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 6630 |
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 Noria: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Quarry & Mill No.16 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismark Grove | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lawrence | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Broken Arrow Park | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Eudora | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Sibleyville | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Weaver | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Midland | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Hesper | 6.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484877. 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.