BlockMasters, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65649. The Survey maps it on the Bona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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 Stockton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Bona quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Masters between 1992 and 2020, burning about 685 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179233-02902-09282019-1515 |
| 27 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177254-02902-07132018-1642 |
| 19 June 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 93 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200501-02902-05022020-1308 |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Masters: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akard Land | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Masters in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 3 heavy rain, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masters | $50,000 | Straight line thunderstorm winds damaged three outbuildings east of Highway RA. Two of the buildings suffered partial loss of roofing panels. A third building had its roof completely removed and 3 of 4 wall collapsed. |
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Masters | - | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF1 tornado touched down to the southwest of Fair Play in Cedar County and tracked to the northeast for a total of 8.8 miles, lifting west of Dunnegan in Polk County with maximum winds of 110 mph. The tornado caused tree damage as it tracked for a half mile northeast across extreme eastern Cedar County before crossing into Polk County along South 10th Road. The tornado path then continued into Polk County. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Masters | - | The Mesonet station EW6435 near Fair PLay reported 3.38 inches of rainfall. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Masters | - | The Mesonet station EW6435 in Fair Play reported 2.16 inches of rainfall. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Masters | - | A 48 hour storm total rainfall of 4.38 inches was reported. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Masters | - | A low water crossing flooded. |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Masters | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 721965. 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.