BlockBefore

Christopher, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64850. The Survey maps it on the Neosho East quadrangle.

Christopher within Newton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

82 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Christopher between 1992 and 2020, burning about 546 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 burning34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179426-07334-09282019-0845
22 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use2.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation230913-07334-09102020-0955
8 August 1995Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 August 2014Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 August 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Christopher: 6 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Granby Ore Block 4Zinc, LeadPast Producer1850, 1853
Unknown - ZnZincPast Producer
Hathaway QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Old Camp Crowder QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Granby Ore Block 1Lead, ZincPast Producer1850, 1853
Granby Ore Block 3Lead, ZincPast Producer1850, 1853
Unknown - Zn & PbLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Boulder City2.2 miles11
Sweetwater2.3 miles16
Cartmell (historical)3.6 miles11
June3.7 miles16
Monark Springs4.5 miles16
Aroma4.7 miles16
Wanda4.8 miles11
Stella5.8 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740741. 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.