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Andrews, Iowa

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50109. The Survey maps it on the Granger quadrangle.

Andrews within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Andrews between 2006 and 2019, burning about 47 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 July 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 July 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
25 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 May 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 May 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural ResourcesCAMP DODGE
17 May 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Andrews: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Drill HoleZincPast ProducerSphalerite
Bradshaw PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jester Park PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jester Pit No. 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lehman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Long PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Polk County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Herrold2.5 miles17
Polk City2.7 miles12
Corydon (historical)3.7 miles17
Camp Dodge4.5 miles17
Polk City Junction4.6 miles12
Grimes4.8 miles11
Crocker4.9 miles12
Johnston6.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464444. 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.