BlockConklin, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65706. The Survey maps it on the Elkland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Elkland quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Conklin between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,006 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261466-11201-09252020-1231 |
| 5 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 124110-03906-05052015-0958 |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 124111-03906-05052015-1336 |
| 21 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177742-03905-04212018-1502 |
| 7 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 137205-11203-03072016-1735 |
| 5 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190324-03906-03052020-1500 |
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 Conklin: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740761. 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.