Gascozark, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65556. 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
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Gascozark between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,121 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128310-02059-06112015-1338 |
| 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 |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 May 2012 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | THUNDER BOMB |
| 1 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 127170-02059-05012015-1333 |
| 8 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 138911-02059-04082016-1909 |
| 8 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | COUNTY LINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gascozark: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillhouse Springs | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kieseweltter Resort | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Laquey | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Turkey Ridge | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ozark Springs | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Richland | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Buckhorn | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Saint John | 8.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 753822. 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.






