BlockWitty, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Buchanan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65608. It stands on South Guffy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bradleyville 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.
- 1937 USGS Bradleyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Bradleyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Bradleyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Bradleyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Bradleyville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Witty between 1992 and 2019, burning about 6,241 acres in total. None started naturally. 98 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 98 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TODLETT |
| 25 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HOT ROD LINCOLN |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TURKEY CREEK |
| 8 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.7 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PERSIMMON HOLLOW |
| 8 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SPARKS |
| 6 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ONION |
| 4 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CEDAR THEFT |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 612 SETS |
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 Witty: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Roberts Diggings | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Roads | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Old Merritt | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Merritt | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Roy | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Goodhope | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rome | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Jackson Mill | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Red Bank | 7.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 733887. 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.