Bonair, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Vernon Springs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52155. The Survey maps it on the Cresco NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cresco NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Charles City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Bonair between 2007 and 2019, burning about 91 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 39 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 October 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Bonair: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckerman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dotzler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Eckerman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stinger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Winekoff Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonair in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonair | $15,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and portable farm augers were tipped over southeast of Lime Springs. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonair | $5,000 | Part of a metal roof from an outbuilding was blown off east of Lime Springs. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonair | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Bonair | $200 | A tornado briefly touched down southeast of Lime Springs with little to no damage reported. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Bonair | - | Quarter sized hail fell near Bonair. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Bonair | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest City (historical) | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Cresco | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Lime Springs | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Lidtke Mill | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Vernon Springs | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Florenceville | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Davis Corners | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Schley | 8.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 454742. 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.




