BlockBuckley, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Walnut Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65770. The Survey maps it on the Walnut Grove 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
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1886 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1888 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Walnut Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
6,495 words on this townshipHistory of Greene County, Missouri .., published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Walnut Grove Township covers description, early history, the first isettlers and settlements, pioneer life, the " firsts ", items.
Read the chapter on Walnut Grove Township - 6,495 words.
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Buckley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,054 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220633-03911-09232020-1635 |
| 18 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220634-03911-08232020-1625 |
| 22 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 590 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | WALNUT GROVE |
| 19 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Buckley (historical): 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henney Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mugen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Phenix | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Harold | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Pearl | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sacville | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Cave Spring | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Ash Grove | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hackney | 9.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755641. 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.