BlockHill City, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Shell Knob Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65605. The Survey maps it on the Shell Knob quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1927 USGS Shell Knob quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Shell Knob quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Shell Knob quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Shell Knob quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Hill City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 766 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2011 | Natural | 23 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PINEY |
| 27 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PINEY |
| 21 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | TRAILHEAD |
| 18 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | TENT RIDGE |
| 15 August 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HOOTCHIE KOOTCHIE |
| 1 August 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | 76-6 |
| 26 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HALF TANK |
| 6 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hill City: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chas High Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Knob Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Knob Rock Quarry + Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lohmer | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Shell Knob | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hailey | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Cato | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mineral Spring | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Emerald Beach | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mano | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Ridge | 7.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750327. 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.