BlockHale Crossing, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65768. It lies near Punchout Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Nichols Knob quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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.
- 1939 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Nichols Knob quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Nichols Knob quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Hale Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 845 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | AA |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ZACH'S BRANCH |
| 29 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 26 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CROSSING |
| 23 June 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PUNCHOUT |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 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 Hale Crossing: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattillo Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omba (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Osborn Crossing | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Biggs (historical) | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hebron | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Richville | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Topaz | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Holtville | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Roosevelt | 4.9 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122553143 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750192. 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.