Armstrong Quarry, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Elk River East Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64854. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Noel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1940 USGS Noel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Noel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Noel quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Armstrong Quarry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 819 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 44 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Armstrong Quarry: 12 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Armstrong & Cravens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| John P Hughes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joplin-Elk River Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Madge Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Railroad Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noel | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Spring Valley | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pack | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Saratoga | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Riverside Inn | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Shira | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Elk Springs | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ginger Blue | 4.9 miles | 13 |
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 Q122551396 | 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 740502. 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.






