BlockUmpire, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Gasconade Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65704. It stands on Baker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mansfield NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1951 USGS Mansfield NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Mansfield NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Umpire between 1992 and 2017, burning about 237 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 136911-11415-05232016-1256 |
| 28 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Umpire: 26 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prock Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Berry Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gaskill Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Headley Shaft Number One | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmullin Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Tarbutton Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead +Zinc | Zinc, Lead | 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 740459. 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.