BlockQuail, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pierce Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65633. It stands on McCord Branch. The Survey maps it on the Crane quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1942 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1974 USGS Crane quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Quail between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,204 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 444 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | MARIONVILLE |
| 7 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 36 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Quail: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tract # 8 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Lead Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurley | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Crane | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Elsey | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Oto | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Cross Roads | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Browns Spring | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| School | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bradfield | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741181. 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.