BlockBeal, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Eminence Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63638. It lies near Stillhouse Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Van Buren North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1928 USGS Cardareva quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Cardareva quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Van Buren North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1997 USGS Van Buren North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Beal between 1992 and 2017, burning about 710 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 June 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | ROBERTS |
| 7 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 April 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | ROBERTSFLD |
| 10 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Ozark National Scenic River | PLEASANT |
| 30 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ozark National Scenic River | MACY REED WF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Beal: 4 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Copper, Manganese, Copper, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolen Mine | Iron, Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Daniels Prospect | Iron, Copper, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Reeves Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Thorny Mountain Mine | Manganese | Prospect | 1916, 1942 | |
| Dazey Ranch | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Dazey Ranch | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Dazey Ranch | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deslet | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Owls Bend | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Shawne | 8.7 miles | 22 | |
| Gang | 9.6 miles | 20 | |
| Junction Ferry | 10.5 miles | 22 | |
| Low Wassie | 12.2 miles | 14 | |
| Munsell | 12.3 miles | 22 | |
| Winona | 14.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740663. 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.