BlockArgo, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oak Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65441. It stands on Lyman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Argo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Argo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Argo between 1992 and 2018, burning about 757 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144797-02811-04052016-1605 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Argo: 18 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Deposit | Iron, Water, Free | Prospect | 1931 | |
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schweer Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1875 | |
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Elliston Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Bourbon | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Oak Hill | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Coffeyton | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Cloud | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Hofflins | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Leasburg | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| West Sullivan | 7.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740634. 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.