BlockKingbee, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63939. It lies near Big Spring Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Flatwoods quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1935 USGS Acorn quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Flatwoods quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Kingbee (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,609 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177967-09141-08012018-1455 |
| 9 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 April 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kingbee (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Bee Ranch | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatwoods | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Beaverdam | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Paterson Ford | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Fairdealing | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Greenville Ford | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dryden (historical) | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Budapest | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Gamburg | 5.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739606. 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.