BlockPine Ridge, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in South Linn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65653. It lies near Beachler Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Garrison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Garrison quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Pine Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,392 acres in total. None started naturally. 47 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 57 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BARBER'S CREEK |
| 5 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 127 |
| 2 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | H HIGHWAY |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BLUE RIDGE |
| 4 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | EARLY MORNING |
| 9 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
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 Pine Ridge: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Creek Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Gap | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Saunders | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Eaudevie (historical) | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Garrison | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Saddlebrooke | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lawing (historical) | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Chadwick | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Chestnutridge | 7.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751620. 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.