BlockCox, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Middle Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65247. The Survey maps it on the Macon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1908 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Macon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Cox between 2002 and 2020, burning about 103 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177294-06134-07122018-1414 |
| 7 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178098-08853-04072018-1615 |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176717-06134-04282018-1557 |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177406-06134-04242018-1419 |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 2020 | Smoking | 8.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190174-06134-03072020-1101 |
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 Cox: 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 - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow (historical) | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Narrows Creek (historical) | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Woodville | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Longville (historical) | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Excello | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Chariton | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Anabel | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Ardmore | 8.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740772. 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.