BlockHawley, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Wood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65711. It stands on Plemmons Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Grove North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1951 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Mountain Grove North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Hawley (historical) between 1992 and 2001, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 March 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 March 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 March 2001 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hawley (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazelton Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mt Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Store | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Duggan | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Antler (historical) | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Owens | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Mountain Grove | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Norwood | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Dawson | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Talmage | 7.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740482. 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.