BlockDodds, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Adair Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65324. It lies near Mefford Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Bollinger Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1934 USGS Irontown Ferry 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 Bollinger Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Bollinger Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
170 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Dodds between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,147 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 51 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 | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 Dodds: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furnace Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson Mine | Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden (historical) | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Barnumton | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Climax Springs | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Sagrada | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Bannister Ford | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| Bannister | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| Big Bend Acres | 8.7 miles | 20 | |
| Purvis | 8.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 738318. 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.