BlockNorth Fork, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63468. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Goss quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1903 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Goss quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of North Fork between 1997 and 2020, burning about 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
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 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190370-10243-04032020-0955 |
| 12 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 9.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178575-10243-04122019-1130 |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176989-10243-02032018-1020 |
| 25 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176990-10243-01252018-1434 |
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 North Fork: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cluskey Pottery Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Conrad Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Huggins Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sponsler Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Williamson Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Fork in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2013: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | $50,000 | Straight line winds knocked over a chimney on a home, broke some of the windows on the home, tipped over a camping trailer and pushed it about a foot, and a small outbuilding was moved about a foot off its foundation. Also, several very large cedar trees suffered extensive damage and a barn was completely destroyed. An outbuilding had the west facing roof peeled off. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | North Fork | - | The tornado initially touched down just southwest of the intersection of Highway 15 and Route WW, in far north central Monroe County, damaging several metal machine sheds and tossing debris over a quarter of a mile downwind. The tornado continued moving east-northeast crossing into far southern Shelby County. The damage was rated EF0, with a maximum wind speed around 80 mph and a width of 20 yards. The total overall length of the tornado for both Monroe and Shelby counties was 2 miles. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | - | Straight line winds destroyed a barn on CR 311 just south of CR 386. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | North Fork | - | A tornado touched down just south of the intersection of CR 393 and CR 414. The tornado knocked down a number of trees along its path as it moved to the north and crossed CR 392. The tornado continued to the north and crossed Highway CC, damaging a number of trees and a machine shed just north of the highway before lifting and dissipating. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | North Fork | - | A supercell that eventually spawned 3 tornadoes created its first in Monroe County along Highway FF near the small community of North Folk (10 miles southwest of Monroe City). Several large trees were either uprooted or snapped off at the base of the trunk. Nearby machine sheds and homes sustained little if any damage. The total damage path of this tornado was one quarter mile in length and 40 yards wide. Tornado damage was rated F0 over this area. |
| April 2013 | Hail | North Fork | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | North Fork | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapper | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Stoutsville | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Goss | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Indian Creek | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Leich Ford | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Paris | 10.0 miles | 18 | |
| Granville | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Monroe City | 10.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729358. 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.