BlockVelsor, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Sparta Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65753. The Survey maps it on the Rogersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Velsor between 1992 and 2017, burning about 449 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Velsor: 16 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysart Diggings | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Campbell + Hans Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Goose Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Harver Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Purdham Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Sheep Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Boaz Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Burkhardts Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Halls Mines | Lead, Zinc | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122544041 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755600. 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.