BlockKissick, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Springfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65804. It stands on Thompson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nixa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Nixa quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Nixa quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
41,758 words on this townshipPersonal Reminiscences and Fragments of the Early History of Springfield and Greene County, Missouri : Related by Pioneers and Their Descendants at Old Settlers' Dinners Given at the Home of Capt. Martin J. Hubble, March 31, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, published 1914; Greene County, Missouri : 1916, published 1916 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Springfield Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Springfield Township - 41,758 words.
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Kissick between 1992 and 2014, burning about 62 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 June 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | 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 Kissick: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ash Grove Cement Co - Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface | |
| Ash Grove Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ash Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bennett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Midland Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122542236 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740990. 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.