BlockBoies, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Mount Vernon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50613. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Falls 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
4 surveys from 12 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 Cedar Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Boies (historical) between 2008 and 2020, burning about 28 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 315 W DUNKERTON, IOWA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Boies (historical): 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foelske Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Assink Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brandt-St Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dobbs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Janesville Pit | 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 | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow (historical) | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lamplighter Villa | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| North Cedar | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Big Rock (historical) | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar City | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Edwards (historical) | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Castle Hill | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Falls | 7.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464145. 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.