Bridgeport, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Maquoketa Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52060. It stands on Prairie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maquoketa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Maquoketa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Maquoketa quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeport between 2006 and 2020, burning about 129 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | E SIDE OF RD, ACROSS FROM 15702 242ND AVE, MAQUOKE |
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 Bridgeport: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Andrew Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Frost Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Holtz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joinerville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Maquoketa Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgeport in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | - | Extensive damage reported to the Eagles Club in Maquoketa, Iowa, where the roof was blown off. Debris blown downwind into Fairgrounds. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed 4 miles east southeast of Maquoketa, IA at 552 pm August 4. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hurstville | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Andrew | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Fulton | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| East Iron Hills | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Buckhorn | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Ironhills | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Nashville | 8.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 454821. 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.







