BlockDeslet, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Eminence Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63638. It lies near Banker Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Exchange quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1928 USGS Cardareva quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Cardareva quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Exchange quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Deslet between 1992 and 2018, burning about 639 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | MACY |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | WEST BLUE SPRING |
| 2 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | KLEPZIG MILL |
| 25 June 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | ROBERTS |
| 24 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Deslet: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beal | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Owls Bend | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Gang | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Shawne | 7.9 miles | 22 | |
| Junction Ferry | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Munsell | 11.8 miles | 22 | |
| Himont (historical) | 12.1 miles | 18 | |
| Brushy Mill (historical) | 12.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739901. 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.