BlockHemker, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Prairie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63072. The Survey maps it on the Lonedell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS St. Clair quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS St. Clair quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Lonedell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Hemker between 2004 and 2017, burning about 9 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135248-03655-03262016-1435 |
| 18 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 141513-05007-11122016-1306 |
| 10 November 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 130341-05007-11102015-1440 |
| 24 October 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 143395-03655-10242016-1336 |
| 24 October 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 143396-03655-10242016-1528 |
| 24 October 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 141191-03655-10242016-1337 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hemker: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonedell | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Calvey (historical) | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Luebbering | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Maupin | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mount Hope | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Hensley | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Huff | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Robertsville | 7.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730651. 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.