BlockEzra, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63662. The Survey maps it on the Patton 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
15 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.
- 1910 USGS Higdon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Higdon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Patton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Patton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Ezra (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 267 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179389-02359-09292019-1930 |
| 30 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139671-06205-08302016-1149 |
| 30 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 48 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | MADISON |
| 22 May 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 137331-06205-05222016-1824 |
| 18 May 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PUMA |
| 5 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190377-06205-04052020-1715 |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176741-06205-04292018-1421 |
| 16 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176524-06205-04162018-1652 |
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 Ezra (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higdon Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt | Prospect | 1963 | |
| Higdon Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc-Copper.Cobalt | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Higdon | Lead | Occurrence | Underground |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Heitmans Mill | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| North Patton | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Patton Junction | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Alliance | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Patton | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Tallent | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bollinger Mill | 7.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739935. 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.