BlockBeloit, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lyon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51240. The Survey maps it on the Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1897 USGS Canton quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Canton quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Rock Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Beloit between 1999 and 2020, burning about 280 acres in total. 1 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 280TH FIRE |
| 2 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WYNIA |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BARTLETT FIRE |
| 5 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 2 July 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BENTZ TREE |
| 1 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SMOKE BALL FIRE |
| 1 July 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 7 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Canton Volunteer Fire Department | DITCH |
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Beloit: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fairview-Hodgman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lyon County-Lems Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maudlin-Fairview | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vanwoudenberg | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beloit in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 3 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flood | Beloit | $13,200,000 | Rainfall amounts across Lyon County from June 20-22 ranged from 7 to 12 inches. Widespread overland flooding ensued with additional major to record flooding along the Big Sioux, Rock, and Little Rock Rivers, and Mud Creek. ||At the peak of flooding, approximately 50 people were evacuated from Rock Rapids, Doon, and Alvord. In Rock Rapids, there were 12 swift water rescues when flood waters overwhelmed the city. County-wide 605 homes were impacted by flood waters, 15 of which were declared a total loss. In addition, six businesses were declared a total loss. Reported damage to individual property is estimated to cost 2.7 million dollars. ||County infrastructure was also severely impacted. Nearly all gravel roads had some type of washout and 12 county bridges were impacted by flood waters. Preliminary damage assessments estimate damage to public infrastructure to be 10.5 million dollars. ||The majority of overland flooding subsided by June 25, but river flooding continued through the end of the month. For additional information on river flooding, please see other flood entries for Lyon County. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Beloit | $1,940,000 | Flooding resulted in extensive damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beloit | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several small trees and numerous branches in Beloit. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Beloit | - | During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 454505. 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.