BlockDale, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1999. It stands in McDonald Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65625. It lies near Bennett Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Cassville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 13 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.
- 1937 USGS Cassville quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Cassville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Cassville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cassville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Cassville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Dale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,480 acres in total. 1 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179124-00523-09152019-1705 |
| 22 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139594-00523-06302016-1340 |
| 12 June 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139593-00523-05152016-2241 |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 110 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dale: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Cave Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740323. 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.