Black, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Black River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63625. It stands on Little Brushy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edgehill quadrangle. It stands 801 feet above sea level.
On record in Black
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Buford-Carty Farmsteadlisted 2004
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 19 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.
- 1924 USGS Edgehill quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Edgehill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 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
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Edgehill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1999 USGS Edgehill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Black between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,898 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1995 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 67 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CARTY |
| 4 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 93 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | LOW GAP |
| 13 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | SUTTON |
| 9 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 228 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 829 |
| 7 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.6 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HAWKINS HILL |
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,146 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CARTY |
| 17 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 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 Black: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. 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 Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Black | $5,000 | Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils. This caused some flash flooding, especially over the eastern sections of the county. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding including Highway N and Highway 49 about 3 miles southeast of the intersection with Highway 21. Also, in Centerville a creek overflowed out of its banks causing water to rise on several roads in town near the creek and affect several buildings in town. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black | - | Several trees up to a foot in diameter were blown over onto Highway J between Black and Oates. Several small pine trees were ripped out of the ground as well. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Black | - | The County Sheriff reported 1 inch hail. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Black | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Black | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Black | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgehill | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Monterey | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Pinkley (historical) | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Centerville | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Oates | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Lesterville | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Munger | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Springs | 9.1 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Black | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471718 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 748875. 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.














