BlockLake Ford, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65014. It stands on Sweetwater Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cooper Hill 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
9 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.
- 1934 USGS Bland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Bland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cooper Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Lake Ford (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178666-07607-04192018-1323 |
| 16 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200554-03734-04162020-1450 |
| 31 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Lake Ford (historical): 23 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Frederick Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Heck - Leesee Mine - Lot 2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Jackets Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Fe | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Koeng Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Osage County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Smith Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judge | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Feuersville (historical) | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Koenig | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cooper Hill | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Freedom | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Potts | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Byron | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Ryors | 5.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741000. 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.