BlockKern, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Callao Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63558. It stands on Sand Branch. The Survey maps it on the New Cambria East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1937 USGS Elmer quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Elmer quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS New Cambria East quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Kern between 1999 and 2002, burning about 50 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 March 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 February 2002 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kern: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| D A Young Matls Co Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Cambria | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Hammack | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Callao | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cash | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Lingo | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Heuer | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Bevier | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Bloomington | 7.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740982. 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.