BlockRex, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in South Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65663. It stands on North Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Halfway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Half Way quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Rex between 1997 and 2019, burning about 182 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 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 Rex: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 - Flint | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Flint | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schofield | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Van | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Sunset | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Prairie | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Hope | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Halfway | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Burns | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Goodnight | 6.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 748541. 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.