BlockOmba, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65775. It lies near Fiddle Springs Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Dora quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1939 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Topaz quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Dora quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Dora quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Omba (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,394 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 69 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HORTON #3 |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HORTON #2 |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.2 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HORTON #1 |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | AA |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 32 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ROCKY |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ZACH'S BRANCH |
| 29 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 26 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CROSSING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Omba (historical): 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattillo Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hale Crossing | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Osborn Crossing | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Roosevelt | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Biggs (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Richville | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Topaz | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Holtville | 6.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 733893. 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.