BlockIowa City, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Oviedo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32732. The Survey maps it on the Oviedo quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Oviedo quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Iowa City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,848 acres in total. 63 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 63 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HERE WE GO AGAIN (3) |
| 16 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LOCKWOOD- (59) |
| 15 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SUNSHOWER (59) |
| 13 September 2011 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Florida Forest Service | TWO POND (59) |
| 8 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 260 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OFF THE ROAD (03) |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 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 Iowa City: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excavated Products, Inc - Sr 46 | Sand | Producer | ||
| Hubbard Construction - Demetree North Mine | Sand | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolokee | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Truck Corner | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Snow Hill | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Neheb | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Buda | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Charm | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Jones Landing | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oviedo | 3.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 301362. 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.