BlockTemple, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64778. The Survey maps it on the Metz 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
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1938 USGS Metz quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Metz quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Metz quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
501 words on this townshipHistory of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lake Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lake Township - 501 words.
Fires near this place
14 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Temple (historical) between 2003 and 2019, burning about 444 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 118 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | DEERFIELD |
| 20 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 122113-10867-03112015-1425 |
| 8 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 February 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 February 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 November 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179584-10847-11272019-0010 |
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 Temple (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| White Rock Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740267. 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.