BlockBrittain, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65722. The Survey maps it on the Phillipsburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1939 USGS Long Lane quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Long Lane quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Phillipsburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Brittain between 1993 and 2016, burning about 1,306 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,005 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 March 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 134754-05300-03172016-1805 |
| 17 March 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Brittain: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle Diggings | Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnestville | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Grove | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Handley | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Long Lane | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Limekiln Ford (historical) | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Wall Street | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Gaunt Ford (historical) | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar Ridge | 7.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740520. 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.