BlockDuncan, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65667. The Survey maps it on the Duncan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Duncan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Duncan quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Duncan between 1994 and 2018, burning about 792 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177920-11204-08042018-2034 |
| 3 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 132 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177637-11204-08032018-1125 |
| 3 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177921-11204-08032018-1924 |
| 7 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 137204-11203-03062016-1809 |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Duncan: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prock Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | 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 740817. 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.