BlockElgin, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bethel Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63434. It stands on Thomas Branch. The Survey maps it on the Newark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1903 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Newark quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Elgin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 329 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | CENTURY LANE FIRE |
| 4 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179582-05239-03222019-1220 |
| 4 February 2017 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Elgin: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kelly Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Newark Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Bethel | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Mamre | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Epworth | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Burksville | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Sigsbee | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Kirby | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Shelbyville | 9.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 733514. 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.