BlockCorry, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in South Morgan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65635. The Survey maps it on the Dadeville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1886 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1888 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Corry between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,836 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178923-02902-06102019-1715 |
| 6 May 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177021-02902-05272018-1008 |
| 18 April 2018 | Smoking | 7.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176758-02902-04182018-1602 |
| 7 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178286-02902-03072019-1405 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Corry: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corry Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Browning Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Longwell Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Old Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Pemberton Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corry in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corry | $1,000 | Several 12 to 14 inch diameter trees were reported down. A portable outbuilding was also reported rolled over on its side. |
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 740768. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.