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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.

Gascozark within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

68 since 1992

Regional 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 burning24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Arson/incendiarism16
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 June 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation128310-02059-06112015-1338
6 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri Department of Conservation127450-02059-05062015-1931
5 May 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation139937-02059-05052016-1522
28 May 1992Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 May 2012Fireworks5.0 acresMark Twain National ForestTHUNDER BOMB
1 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation127170-02059-05012015-1333
8 April 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation138911-02059-04082016-1909
8 April 1998Arson/incendiarism12 acresMark Twain National ForestCOUNTY LINE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Stillhouse Springs4.4 miles16
Kieseweltter Resort5.2 miles16
Laquey5.3 miles16
Turkey Ridge5.5 miles16
Ozark Springs6.1 miles16
Richland6.2 miles14
Buckhorn7.2 miles16
Saint John8.5 miles14

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.