BlockWillhoit, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Barren Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65773. It stands on Ludecker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Willhoit quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1945 USGS Thornfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Willhoit quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Willhoit quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Willhoit between 1992 and 2016, burning about 1,728 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 270 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | MURPHY FIRE |
| 13 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Natural | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 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 Willhoit: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D + D Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nourse Farm | Aluminum | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romance | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Grabeel (historical) | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Nottinghill | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Noble | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Almartha | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Summit City | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Gainesville | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dillia | 6.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752907. 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.