BlockHope, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Salt River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63459. It lies near Gilbert Island. The Survey maps it on the Ashburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1931 USGS Barry quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Barry quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Barry quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Barry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Ashburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Ashburn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Hope between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,455 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 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 Hope: 2 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.
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hope in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2013: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Hope | $285,000 | The Mississippi River at Louisiana crested at 26.96 feet on 6/23/2008. This is the third highest crest ever recorded. The Highway 54 bridge had to be closed due to flooding on the Illinois side. Highway 79 was also closed in town. Eighteen homes and eight businesses were flooded but many others were saved by sand bagging efforts. A boil order was in effect for a while due to a water main break. The Mississippi River at Clarksville crested at 36.70 feet on 6/24/2008. This is the third highest crest ever recorded. A huge sand bagging effort saved much of the downtown area, but 10 homes were still flooded. Fifteen homes lost water service due to a water line break. Damage to public infrastructure was estimated at $285,000. The Farm Service Agency estimated agricultural losses in the County to be about $11.2 million. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Hope | $5,000 | The Mississippi River remained in flood through May along the border of Pike County. The river started at major flood levels, dropped some into the middle of the month, then rose again to major levels at the end of May. The town most affected was Clarksville. Sandbagging efforts by the National Guard and volunteers were successful in keeping the downtown area mostly dry. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Hope | $5,000 | The Mississippi River started June in flood and hit major flood levels cresting on the 1st. The river fell the rest of the month but remained in flood into July. Damage was mainly limited to some flooded roads and flooded farmland. Residents of Clarksville once again used the National Guard and volunteers to build a sandbag wall to keep the downtown business district dry. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Hope | - | 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 740939. 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.