BlockOrleans, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65601. It lies near Turkey Knob. The Survey maps it on the Aldrich 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
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 Aldrich quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Orleans (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,465 acres in total. 1 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220632-03911-09232020-1640 |
| 18 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 772 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | FANCY FENCE |
| 6 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 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 Orleans (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henney Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrich | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Eudora | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Wishart | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Graydon Springs | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| West Bend | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Morrisville | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Knox | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Karlin | 6.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755611. 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.