BlockCongo, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Spring Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65438. The Survey maps it on the Montier 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.
- 1945 USGS Montier quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Montier quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montier quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Congo (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,123 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 387 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | RENEGAR |
| 11 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.8 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | KODIAK 2 |
| 8 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 258 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | FRANK POWELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Congo (historical): 8 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface | |
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher-Melton Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1954 | |
| Indian Ford Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ledgerwood Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lola Farrar Prospect | Iron | Prospect | Surface | |
| Melton Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| St Francis Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Talkington Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Virgil Flower Property | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Teresita | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Montier | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Birch Tree | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Tin Roof (historical) | 10.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bartlett | 10.9 miles | 22 | |
| Oakside | 11.9 miles | 19 | |
| Buckhart Springs (historical) | 14.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740476. 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.