BlockLocust, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in West Bridges Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65729. It lies near Pocket Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Isabella quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 14 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.
- 1936 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1945 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Isabella quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Isabella quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Locust between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,942 acres in total. 4 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 270 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | MURPHY FIRE |
| 4 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177326-07721-07202018-0906 |
| 9 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 125710-07718-06092015-1130 |
| 26 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177175-07718-06262018-1839 |
| 8 April 2016 | Natural | 600 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135569-07718-04082016-1310 |
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 Locust: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Portable S&G Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wallace Cement Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pontiac | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sundown | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Dillia | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Theodosia (historical) | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Gainesville | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Theodosia | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Nottinghill | 7.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750811. 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.