BlockMahan, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65542. The Survey maps it on the Licking quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Licking quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Raymondville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Mahan between 1992 and 2002, burning about 235 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2001 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mahan: 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Plant + Main Office | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Rogers Mill Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Seth Smith Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Raymondville | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Prescott | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Licking | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ashley Creek | 7.3 miles | 21 | |
| Mineral Springs City | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Houston | 8.7 miles | 19 | |
| Venable | 8.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735325. 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.