BlockCairo, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Marshall Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52640. The Survey maps it on the Cairo 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.
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cairo quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Cairo between 2008 and 2017, burning about 339 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 140 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Cairo: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabeus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wasson Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bard (historical) | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Columbus City | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Marsh | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Columbus Junction | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Fredonia | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Morning Sun | 7.1 miles | 7 | |
| Hillsboro (historical) | 7.4 miles | 7 | |
| Lafayette (historical) | 7.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455037. 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.