BlockSugar Beach, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pineville North Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64856. It lies near Race Track Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Jane 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 Jane quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Sugar Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,032 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179094-06021-09162019-1500 |
| 9 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 July 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 July 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sugar Beach: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lanagan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crag O Lea | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Deep Ford | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Pineville | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Havenhurst | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Poole Ford | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Meadors Ford | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Riverside Inn | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Griffin Ford | 4.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727214. 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.