BlockHerrick Ford, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Miller Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65764. It stands on Jakes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leadmine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1934 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Macks Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Leadmine quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
191 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Herrick Ford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,842 acres in total. None started naturally. 127 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 | 127 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 580 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 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 Herrick Ford: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc. 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 | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc | Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celt | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Miller Ford (historical) | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Berry Ford (historical) | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Turner Ford (historical) | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Westfield | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Ralphwhite Ford (historical) | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Leadmine | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| McPheters Ford (historical) | 3.4 miles | 16 |
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 Q122556876 | 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 740925. 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.