BlockMidvale, Delaware
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the New Castle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19720. It stands on Army Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilmington South quadrangle.
On record in Midvale
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Grantham-Edwards-McComb Houselisted 2016 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 33 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.
- 1904 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1919 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Wilmington South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Wilmington South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Wilmington South quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Wilmington South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Midvale between 1992 and 2015, burning about 2 acres in total. None 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 | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New Jersey Forest Fire Service | not named |
| 22 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 November 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 November 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 November 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Jersey Forest Fire Service | not named |
| 10 November 2004 | 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Midvale: 10 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle Plant C-E Minerals | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Delaware Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Delaware Brick Co. Pit and Mill | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Constructors Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Delaware Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Delaware Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Freeway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Freeway Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Route 40 Farm | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Whittington Sand & Gravel Pit & Mil | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midvale in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Midvale | - | DE Route 9 became impassable at Hamburg Road near Bear due to flooding. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midvale | - | Trees down at the Christiana Meadows Apartment complex. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midvale | - | Downed wires have closed US Highway 13 south of US Highway 40. Time estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rambleton Acres | 0.4 miles | 33 | |
| Hares Corner | 0.5 miles | 33 | |
| Melanie | 0.8 miles | 32 | |
| Pleasantville | 0.9 miles | 32 | |
| Llangollen Estates | 1.0 miles | 33 | |
| Claridge Court | 1.0 miles | 33 | |
| Timber Ridge | 1.0 miles | 32 | |
| Whilton | 1.3 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 214305. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.