BlockGarner, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Baker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63557. It stands on Bull Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bucklin NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1949 USGS Bucklin NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Bucklin NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
5,555 words on this townshipThe History of Linn County, Missouri. An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Baker Township covers when organized, when divided, population and wealth, area, streams, woodlands, and prairies, settled and settlers, the march of events.
Read the chapter on Baker Township - 5,555 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Garner between 2002 and 2020, burning about 69 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189989-05810-02082020-2345 |
| 28 December 2004 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hybrid (historical) | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bear Branch | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Johnstown | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| North Salem | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Leverton | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sedgwick | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| New Boston | 6.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 733983. 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.