BlockBoscobel, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Short Bend Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65560. The Survey maps it on the Seaton 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
13 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.
- 1928 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 2 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
- 1963 USGS Seaton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Boscobel (historical) between 1992 and 2015, burning about 826 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Boscobel (historical): 36 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 | ||
| African Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Arnold Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Arnold Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Benton Creek Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Blackwell Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Blair Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Brady Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Brady Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Brady Mine | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739565. 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.