BlockAid, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Castor Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63841. It stands on Delaware Creek. The Survey maps it on the Acorn Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1934 USGS Puxico quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Puxico quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Acorn Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Aid in 2016, burning about 40 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 140842-10395-10232016-1728 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Aid: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn Shaft | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Temple Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aid in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Aid | $500,000 | EF-1 tornado began just west of the intersection of County Roads 451 and 420 near Aid. It moved northeast and dissipated just north of Highway AC. Right when it sat down it took most of the roof off a house and a church and it also removed the entrance to the church. Several barns were destroyed along its path. Peak wind was 105. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Aid | $100,000 | Two people were evacuated by boat from their flooded residence near Puxico. Flash flooding of Dexter Creek inundated a lumber company in Dexter. Offices in the front of the main building were damaged. Other businesses near Highway 25 were affected by flooding. Some homes in west Dexter were flooded. Across the county, many roads and streets were flooded. Water was over State Highways E and F. The roads were not passable. Farms between Bernie and Dexter were partly flooded. A spotter just west of Dexter measured 3.24 inches in 24 hours. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aid | $50,000 | On Highway F about two miles north of U.S. Highway 60, two businesses sustained major damage. A 60-by-90 foot shop building was scattered across a large field to the north of where the building stood. A two-pole structure holding up high-voltage transmission lines was broken off. Large trees were uprooted southwest of Dexter. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Aid | - | Thunderstorms continually regenerated over northwest parts of Stoddard County and moved southeast. Rainfall totals were estimated as much as 3.5 inches in 3 hours northwest of Dexter. Street flooding occurred in Aid. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redd | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Acorn Ridge | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Stoddard | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bloomfield | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Curdton | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Dudley | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Castorville (historical) | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Dexter | 7.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713173. 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.