BlockCorbin, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Polk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64776. It lies near Garrison Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Iconium 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
11 surveys from 20 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 Clinton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Iconium quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Iconium quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Harry S Truman Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Iconium quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Corbin (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,431 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 152 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Corbin (historical): 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Geo. Baker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Sheldon Bank | Iron | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755931. 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.