BlockBeverly Depot, Iowa
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Fairfax Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52404. It lies near Tissel Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Rapids South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1887 USGS Cedar Rapids quadrangle1:62500
- 1891 USGS Cedar Rapids quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Fairfax quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Cedar Rapids South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Cedar Rapids South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Beverly Depot (historical) between 1996 and 2014, burning about 146 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | MONTOUR |
| 12 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Beverly Depot (historical): 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Knickerbacher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lee Crawford Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Modsley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Otis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand View Village | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hometown-Cedar Terrace | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Hills | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Fairfax | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Lincolnway Village | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Konigsmark | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| West Cedar Rapids | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Perrys Rollin' Homes Manor | 3.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464188. 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.