BlockFourmile Corner, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in St. Johns Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63090. The Survey maps it on the Washington West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Hermann quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Washington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Washington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Washington West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Fourmile Corner in 2001, burning about 5 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Fourmile Corner: 23 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Flagstone, 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 - Pb | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Washington Sand Co Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kasmann Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Maune Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss. | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| B&D Stone Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| B&D Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krakow | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Washington | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Clover Bottom | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| South Point (historical) | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Union | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Jeffriesburg | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Pohlman Mill | 5.5 miles | 22 | |
| Gildehouse | 6.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 731569. 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.