BlockCause Prairie, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Polk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64080. It stands on East Branch Crawford Creek. The Survey maps it on the East Lynne 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
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1887 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS East Lynne quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Cause Prairie (historical) between 2003 and 2017, burning about 96 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135857-05161-04132016-1316 |
| 7 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 120016-05161-03072015-1412 |
| 7 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 120014-05161-03072015-1322 |
| 7 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 120011-05161-03072015-1057 |
| 11 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121304-05161-03112015-1542 |
| 7 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 133071-05161-02072016-1604 |
| 24 February 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 119153-05161-02242015-1014 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cause Prairie (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strasburg | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Wingate | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hadsell | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Baldwin Park | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Gunn City | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Wyoming (historical) | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| East Lynne | 6.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1829039. 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.