BlockGuild, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Pierce Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65548. It stands on Stillhouse Branch. The Survey maps it on the Clear Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 17 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.
- 1945 USGS Clear Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Clear Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Clear Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Guild between 1992 and 2016, burning about 740 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 July 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Guild: 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayberry Tract | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Spears Gold Mine | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattie | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Clear Springs | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Arroll | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Harlow Ford | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Ratcliff Ford | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Nagle | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cardinal Acres | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Grogan | 7.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735339. 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.