BlockBurr Oak, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Lyons Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51561. The Survey maps it on the Rock Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1935 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Rock Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Burr Oak between 2012 and 2019, burning about 302 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | GLENWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| 7 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 March 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | GLENWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| 13 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Burr Oak: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| United Rock Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bartlett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Bartlett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Junction | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mills | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pacific City | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hillsdale | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Glenwood | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Balfour | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Folsom | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hentons (historical) | 11.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464482. 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.