BlockGarnsey, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in May/Smith Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65556. It lies near Wilson Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Richland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1943 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Garnsey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 650 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177292-02059-06152018-1214 |
| 6 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 127450-02059-05062015-1931 |
| 5 May 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139937-02059-05052016-1522 |
| 9 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 138911-02059-04082016-1909 |
| 6 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 126030-02059-04062015-1704 |
| 20 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Garnsey: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blackburn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelgreen | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Delmar | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Harrill Ford | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Sleeper | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Abo | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Carrol Junction | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Russell | 12.0 miles | 14 | |
| Dove | 12.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750024. 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.