BlockTopper, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Doyal Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64738. The Survey maps it on the Vista quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Stockton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1938 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Topper between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,617 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177539-09339-05132018-1041 |
| 13 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177536-09339-04092018-1641 |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177537-09339-04102018-1442 |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 180 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Topper: 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Hydrothermal Vein | |
| Crystal Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Baumgardner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Geo. Baker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Nelson Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 758115. 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.