BlockHill Top, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Doniphan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63935. The Survey maps it on the Doniphan North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1939 USGS Doniphan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Doniphan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Doniphan North quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Doniphan North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Hill Top between 1992 and 2020, burning about 274 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | DEER LEAP |
| 12 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hill Top: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asel Ponder Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| D B Young Bank | Iron | Prospect | ||
| D K Ponder Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Luther Cobb S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| T.L. Wright Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hill Top in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2017: 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF2) | Hill Top | $50,000 | Thousands of mature large oak and pine trees were snapped and uprooted. One small shed was destroyed, and one larger metal building was unroofed. Some power and communication lines were blown down. This tornado occurred over heavily forested areas of the Current River Valley between Highway 21 and the Current River. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Hill Top | $30,000 | This rather large EF-2 tornado traveled from approximately six miles north of Doniphan to twelve miles northeast of Doniphan in heavily forested, hilly terrain. The tornado began on the west side of Highway 21, crossed Highway K and the Little Black River, and ended on the Butler County line. Hundreds of large hardwood and pine trees were snapped or uprooted. One barn or shed was destroyed. The tornado reached peak intensity between Highway K and the Little Black River, where peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hill Top | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down, blocking Route Y north of Doniphan and Route K northeast of Doniphan. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Hill Top | - | Quarter to ping pong size hail was observed. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Hill Top | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750329. 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.