BlockBoone, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63080. It stands on Little Bourbeuse River. The Survey maps it on the Strain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1903 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Gerald quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Strain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Boone (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 287 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128630-03623-09222015-1505 |
| 26 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177958-03627-04282018-1430 |
| 9 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 70 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 70 workings within 5 miles of Boone (historical): 67 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busch Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hobelman Prospect | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - Pb,Zn,Fe | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown -Fe&Pb | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Schweer Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1875 | |
| Tourville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pilkerton # 1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Piofcyk # 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Strain | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Elmont | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Walbert (historical) | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Champion City | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Millrock Ford | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Spring Bluff | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Rock Ford | 5.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730630. 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.