BlockMount Airy, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Silver Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65259. The Survey maps it on the Clifton Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1890 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Clifton Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Mount Airy between 2002 and 2014, burning about 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 January 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 January 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mount Airy: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Roanke Quarry 8 Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Springs | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Clifton Hill | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Yates | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Roanoke | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Henry | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Huntsville | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Higbee | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Harkes | 8.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729345. 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.