BlockKnox, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65770. The Survey maps it on the Walnut Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1886 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1888 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Walnut Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Knox between 1993 and 2020, burning about 402 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220632-03911-09232020-1640 |
| 10 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178923-02902-06102019-1715 |
| 27 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177021-02902-05272018-1008 |
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 Knox: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmondson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Henney Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knox in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knox | 1 hurt, $7,000,000 | Seventy to 90 mph winds caused massive damage across much of Polk County. The central and southern sections of the county was impacted the greatest. Hundreds of outbuildings were either heavily damaged or destroyed. The communities of Bolivar and Pleasant Hope experienced damage to several hundred structures. At Southwest Baptist University, a large tree fell on a car that was occupied by a student. The student was injured and transported to the hospital. The Marion C. Early High School gymnasium experienced significant damage. In Tin Town, a farm experienced signficant damage to the home and all outbuildings. |
| February 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Knox | $50,000 | This is a continuation of the EF-1 rated tornado that touched down in eastern Dade County at 23:26 and continued into Polk County west of Aldrich before lifting two miles southeast of Aldrich. The tornado damaged or destroyed a total of 10 barns and outbuildings along with causing roof damage to two homes. Most of this damage was in Dade County. The tornado crossed both the Big Sac and Little Sac arms of the Stockton Lake. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Knox | $5,000 | An EF-0 tornado touched down near the Greene County and Polk County line northwest of Walnut Grove. Several trees were uprooted and there was damage to outbuildings. Estimated maximum winds were up to 85 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knox | $2,000 | Multiple trees were blown down and a garage was damaged. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Knox | - | Rainfall of 3.29 inches was measured in a 24 hour period. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Knox | - | A NWS survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado with winds estimated at 80 to 90 mph touched down about two miles southeast of Dadeville in eastern Dade County. This tornado had a path width of 100 yards and entered Polk County about a mile east southeast of Rice Cemetery. The tornado lifted about one mile south of Eudora and snapped and uprooted several trees along its path in Polk County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eudora | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Graydon Springs | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Aldrich | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Orleans (historical) | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| West Bend | 8.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wishart | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Morrisville | 9.7 miles | 17 | |
| Fair Play | 10.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740995. 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.