BlockBushnell, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Newport Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64759. The Survey maps it on the Kenoma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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 Carthage quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Kenoma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Bushnell between 2000 and 2019, burning about 27 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178088-00625-06292018-1809 |
| 10 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189897-00625-06102019-1242 |
| 8 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176090-00625-03082018-1636 |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176089-00625-03032018-1457 |
| 17 November 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178092-00625-11172018-1411 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bushnell: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Taylor Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layneville | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Newport | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kenoma | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Sherwood (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Milford | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lamar | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lamar Heights | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Golden City | 7.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740051. 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.