BlockFourche a Renault, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63664. It lies near Rabbit Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Ebo 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
11 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Richwoods quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Richwoods quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Ebo quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Fourche a Renault (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,064 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | FLOYD |
| 14 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Fourche a Renault (historical): 38 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duclois Diggings | Barium-Barite, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Indian Creek Division | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt, Cadmium | Past Producer | 1948, 1954 | |
| Strawberry Diggings | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Tirrel Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bee and Scott Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Shore Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Arnault Branch | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Arnault Mine | Barium-Barite | Producer | Barite | |
| Arnault Mine & Plant | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Breton Creek Mine | Barium-Barite | 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 736696. 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.