BlockAbbott, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Etna Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50601. The Survey maps it on the Steamboat Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Steamboat Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Abbott: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Frericks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hardin City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abbott in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2013: 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Hail | Abbott | $10,000 | An Iowa State Trooper reported quarter size hail on the highway two inches deep. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Abbott | - | There was a brief touchdown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Crossing (historical) | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cleves | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Robertson | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Eagle City | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ackley | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Steamboat Rock | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Macey | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Berlin | 6.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464137. 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.
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.