BlockHurst, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Morris Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65689. It stands on Crag Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cabool NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1951 USGS Cabool quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Cabool NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Hurst between 1992 and 2019, burning about 292 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hurst: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bedwell Prpperty | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Canless | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Mccanless Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Murphy Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740139. 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.