BlockBig Bend, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Dry Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65459. The Survey maps it on the Big Bend quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1888 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Tavern quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Tavern quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Big Bend quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Big Bend between 1992 and 2005, burning about 363 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 May 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Big Bend: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shantytown | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Hayden | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Stickney | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Brinktown | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| Gaines Ford (historical) | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Venus | 8.7 miles | 20 | |
| Tavern | 9.1 miles | 20 | |
| Ozark Junction | 9.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 714129. 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.