BlockFox Run, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64740. It stands on Wright Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ninnescah Park quadrangle.
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.
- 1887 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Valhalla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Valhalla quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Harry S Truman Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Ninnescah Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Fox Run between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,563 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 July 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 354 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | OSAGE POINT |
| 11 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 67 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fox Run: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker (historical) | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Ninnescah Park | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Browns Ford | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Iconium | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Corbin (historical) | 8.1 miles | 20 | |
| Chloe | 8.5 miles | 20 | |
| Lowry City | 8.6 miles | 20 | |
| Harper | 8.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 758191. 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.