BlockBullion, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Salt River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63501. The Survey maps it on the Brashear quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Edina quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Brashear quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Bullion between 1992 and 2019, burning about 70 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179293-00000-04082019-1525 |
| 6 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 March 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 January 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bullion in 7 storm reports between 2009 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Hail | Bullion | - | This report came via MPing. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullion | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullion | - | Trees were reported uprooted, with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Bullion | - | State Route 11 was closed due to flooding. |
| December 2017 | Hail | Bullion | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bullion | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Bullion | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Kirksville | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Millard | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Brashear | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Troy Mills | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Gibbs | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Paultown | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Sperry | 7.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740706. 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.
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.