BlockVirgil City, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Box Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64744. The Survey maps it on the El Dorado Springs South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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
- 1939 USGS Eldorado Springs South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Eldorado Springs South quadrangle1:24000
- 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 El Dorado Springs South quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Virgil City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 454 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 December 1992 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 202 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 240984-02004-11072020-1400 |
| 25 October 1999 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 October 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Virgil City: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montevallo Limestone Mill No.8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Montevallo Quarry No.8 | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pacetown | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Willowville | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Filley | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Osiris | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| El Dorado Springs | 8.1 miles | 19 | |
| Tingley | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Edsall (historical) | 9.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 748534. 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.