BlockEconomy, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Lyda Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63530. It stands on Bee Branch. The Survey maps it on the Atlanta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1908 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Economy between 2002 and 2020, burning about 50 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 | 4 |
| 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 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177808-06104-07102018-1806 |
| 10 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176185-06134-03212018-1347 |
| 29 February 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190116-06134-02292020-1245 |
| 29 February 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190117-06134-02292020-1710 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Economy: 4 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Economy in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Economy | $5,000 | A grain bin was blown 50 yards, before stopping in the road. Trees and power lines were also reported down on Highway K, 2 miles north of Route KK. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Economy | - | Social media report of quarter sized hail east of Atlanta. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Economy | - | State Route M was flooded with over a foot of water. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Economy | - | Highway M was closed due to high water. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Economy | - | no account filed |
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 740825. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.