BlockCrittenden, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Adair Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65326. It lies near Elkins Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Knobby 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 Warsaw quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Knobby Creek 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
- 1959 USGS Knobby quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Harry S Truman Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Knobby quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Crittenden (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,404 acres in total. None started naturally. 58 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 240 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 140751-01503-06112016-1651 |
| 9 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Crittenden (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouts Creek Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Wigwam Creek Bank | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodds | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sagrada | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Climax Springs | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Big Bend Acres | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Barnumton | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Bannister Ford | 9.9 miles | 20 | |
| Bannister | 10.3 miles | 20 | |
| Purvis | 10.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740044. 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.