BlockIndependence Village, Delaware
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Dover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19901. It stands on Morgan Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dover quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 29 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.
- 1899 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000
- 1926 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Dover quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Dover quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Dover quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Independence Village between 1995 and 2007, burning about 2,207 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 August 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 22 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge | STEAM FIRE |
| 4 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Independence Village: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Equip. Co. Dredge No. 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| George Nashold Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| George Nashold Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St Jones River Gravel Co Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tarburton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tarburton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Square | 0.4 miles | 29 | |
| Dover Heights | 0.4 miles | 29 | |
| White Oak Farms | 0.6 miles | 29 | |
| Edgehill Acres | 0.6 miles | 29 | |
| Edgehill | 0.6 miles | 29 | |
| Edge Hill | 0.8 miles | 29 | |
| Towne Point | 1.0 miles | 29 | |
| Schoolview | 1.0 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2400414. 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.