BlockFlory, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Cedar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64756. The Survey maps it on the Jerico Springs 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
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Jerico Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Flory (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 999 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 122930-02005-04272015-0530 |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 March 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 260 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Flory (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarville | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sylvania | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Davenport | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sims Point | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Grays Valley | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Arcola | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Neola | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Lockwood | 13.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740059. 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.