BlockMount Zion, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Findley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65608. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Gap 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.
- 1951 USGS Cedar Gap quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Cedar Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Mount Zion between 1992 and 2020, burning about 607 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 23 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 | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 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 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179176-03401-09022019-1640 |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 7.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220621-03401-08052020-1645 |
| 20 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179175-03401-08202019-1619 |
| 17 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230875-03401-08172020-1315 |
| 24 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220620-03401-07242020-1122 |
| 20 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220619-03401-07202020-1711 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Mount Zion: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders & Son Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Conway Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Grey Hound Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Silvey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Singleton 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 722923. 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.