BlockAlsup, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Robberson No. 1B Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65617. It stands on Sims Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Hope quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Pleasant Hope quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Alsup between 1992 and 2020, burning about 628 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230669-03905-09122020-1710 |
| 6 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177744-03905-08062018-1034 |
| 18 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 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 Alsup: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heady | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Fruitland | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ebenezer | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Avalon Park | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hickory Barren | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Hackney | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Sacville | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Glidewell | 6.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740526. 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.