BlockBenson, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Baker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64631. The Survey maps it on the New Boston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1951 USGS New Boston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
5,555 words on this townshipThe History of Linn County, Missouri. An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Baker Township covers when organized, when divided, population and wealth, area, streams, woodlands, and prairies, settled and settlers, the march of events.
Read the chapter on Baker Township - 5,555 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Benson in 2020, burning about 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190171-05810-03072020-1445 |
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 Benson: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Snowdon (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Johnstown | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hybrid (historical) | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Garner | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Sedgwick | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bucklin | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bear Branch | 9.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740198. 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.