BlockSpur 3, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Eminence Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65466. The Survey maps it on the Alley Spring quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1915 USGS Eminence quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1917 USGS Eminence quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Alley Spring quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Spur 3 (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,276 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 27 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Ozark National Scenic River | MILLER |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 134 acres | Ozark National Scenic River | ALLEY |
| 3 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135246-10100-04032016-1345 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Spur 3 (historical): 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Mining & Lumber Co # 15 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Missouri Mining & Lumber Co # 33 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Yancey Mountain Bank | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatwood | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Ink | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| House Hollow (historical) | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Venice | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Alley | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Round Spring | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Alley Spring | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| West Eminence | 7.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739891. 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.