BlockDorcas, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Ruth B Rural Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65686. It lies near Jannings Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Lampe 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 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lampe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Lampe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Lampe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Dorcas (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 284 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178951-10404-06102019-1701 |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178822-10404-04092019-1500 |
| 9 April 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 8 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190450-10404-04082020-1530 |
| 25 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SUMAC WILDERNESS |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176955-10404-04242018-1731 |
| 29 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 220 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Dorcas (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marmaros | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Baxter | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lampe | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Radical | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Kimberling City | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Coney Island | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Norwalk | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Stoneridge | 5.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755656. 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.