BlockSperry, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Clay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63501. The Survey maps it on the Willmathsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1903 USGS Edina quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Willmathsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Sperry between 1992 and 2019, burning about 114 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179215-00000-07142019-1500 |
| 9 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179293-00000-04082019-1525 |
| 21 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sperry in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sperry | - | Numerous large tree limbs were broken and strewn about the yard. Thunderstorms were estimated up to 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Trinity (historical) | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Sublette | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Willmathsville | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Adair | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bullion | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Kirksville | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fegley | 8.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 758448. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.