BlockElmwood, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Buffalo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63353. It stands on Bishop Branch. The Survey maps it on the Louisiana quadrangle.
On record in Elmwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Pike County Hospitallisted 2006 · 0.7 miles away
Capt. George and Attella Barnard Houselisted 2000 · 0.7 miles away
Gov. Lloyd Crow Stark House and Carriage Houselisted 1987 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Louisiana quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Louisiana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Louisiana quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Elmwood between 1992 and 1997, burning about 58 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 February 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 February 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 February 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Elmwood: 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holiday Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marblehead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Me:Sss Quarrry #1 & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Noix Farm Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Holiday Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pratt 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740831. 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.