BlockSmittle, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Elk Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65662. It stands on Scotts Branch. The Survey maps it on the Grovespring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Grovespring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Grovespring quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Smittle between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,180 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 80 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 Smittle: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durbin | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Jerktail | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Saint George | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Grovespring | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Burney Ford | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Fuson | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Loring | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Boyer | 7.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735033. 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.