BlockBlessing, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50643. The Survey maps it on the Buckingham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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
- 1963 USGS Buckingham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Marshalltown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Blessing: 2 past producers. None of them 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voorhies | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hicks | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Eagle Center | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Hudson | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Louise | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar Falls Junction | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Orange | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Cedar Knoll Park | 12.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464152. 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.