BlockBillmore, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Billmore Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65690. It lies near Happy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Billmore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1941 USGS Gatewood quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Gatewood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Billmore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Billmore quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Billmore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 286 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 123610-07525-05022015-1405 |
| 1 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178515-07526-04092019-1100 |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Billmore: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab and Carl Johnson | Iron | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Carl Johnson Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Mrs. Alma Overstreet | Iron | Past Producer | 1944 | |
| Roy Leamon Property | Iron | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Willard Williams Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Billmore in 3 storm reports in 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Billmore | $1,000,000 | Widespread flooding of low water crossings and rural routes were reported.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Oregon County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Billmore | $20,000 | A NWS survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado with winds 90 to 100 mph occurred in southern Oregon County. The tornado touched down about three miles north of Mrytle and lifted about five miles north of Mytle. One tree, about three feet in diameter was snapped and several other trees were uprooted with large limbs blown down. Three outbuildings had minor roof damage. The path width was about 100 yards. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billmore | $1,000 | Trees were blown down along County Road 225 just south of County Road 305. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 748859. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.