BlockHerndon, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65351. The Survey maps it on the Shackleford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Shackleford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Herndon in 2018, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176178-80001-01312018-1306 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Herndon: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Marshall Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scott Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herndon in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2008: 7 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Flood | Herndon | - | The Blackwater River near Blue Lick crested at 26.34 feet, or 2.34 feet above flood stage. |
| December 2008 | Flood | Herndon | - | The Blackwater River near Blue Lick crested at 28.95 feet, or 4.95 feet above flood stage. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Herndon | - | The Blackwater River near Blue Lick crested at 24.74 feet, or 0.74 feet above flood stage. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Herndon | - | The Blackwater River near Blue Lick crested at 28.10 feet, or 4.10 feet above flood stage. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Herndon | - | The Blackwater River near Blue Lick crested at 30.55 feet, or 6.55 feet above flood stage. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Herndon | - | The Blackwater River near Blue Lick began flooding on June 28, 2007 and continued through July 7, 2007. The crest was on July 3, 2007 and is detailed in the July 2007 Storm Data Report. |
| October 2007 | Flood | Herndon | - | The Blackwater River near Blue Lick crested at 24.57 feet, or 0.57 feet above flood stage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lick | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cretcher | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Marshall Junction | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| McAllister Springs | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Wanamaker (historical) | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Shackleford | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pipertown (historical) | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sweet Springs | 8.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719400. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.