BlockBidwell, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Eldridge Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65463. It stands on Prairie Branch. The Survey maps it on the Eldridge East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1933 USGS Stoutland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Stoutland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Eldridge East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
158 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Bidwell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,497 acres in total. None started naturally. 70 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 | 70 |
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 789 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | CAMDEN LINE |
| 12 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Bidwell: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wheeler Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ambrose Clark Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Gregory Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tier Bank Pit | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Case | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Eldridge | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Dove | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Prosperine | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sweet Hollow Ford (historical) | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Ira | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Tom Hollow Ford (historical) | 7.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740677. 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.