Harrill Ford, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2004. It stands in May/Smith Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65556. It stands on Similin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Drynob quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1943 USGS Drynob quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Drynob quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Drynob quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Drynob quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Harrill Ford between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,733 acres in total. None started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 143016-02059-09072016-1039 |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 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 |
| 5 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | MM HIGHWAY |
| 1 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 127170-02059-05012015-1333 |
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 Harrill Ford: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abo | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hazelgreen | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Drynob | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Delmar | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Garnsey | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sleeper | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Carrol Junction | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Brownfield | 7.6 miles | 17 |
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 Q122565996 | 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 750237. 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.







