BlockBurr Oak, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Burr Oak Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63347. It stands on Upper Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Luckett Ridge 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 12 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.
- 1934 USGS Elsberry quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Elsberry quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Elsberry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Luckett Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Burr Oak (historical) between 2011 and 2013, burning about 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 February 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 February 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 February 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 January 2013 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Burr Oak (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lincoln Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ray & Briscoe / Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Lake | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Foley | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Oasis | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Parkers Landing | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Parkers Park | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Argentville | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Apex | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| New Salem (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740153. 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.