BlockSplitlog, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Anderson West Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64831. The Survey maps it on the Anderson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1940 USGS Noel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Noel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Anderson quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Splitlog between 1992 and 2014, burning about 81 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 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 Splitlog: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc & Iron | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Splitlog in 7 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 1994 | Hail | Splitlog | $5,000 | Reported by Skywarn spotters. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Splitlog | $1,000 | A tree was uprooted in the Anderson/Goodman area. |
| March 1994 | Hail | Splitlog | $500 | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Splitlog | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Splitlog | - | Several trees and large limbs were reported down. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Splitlog | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Splitlog | - | A CoCoRaHS Observer measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.94 inches. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 726867. 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.
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.