Ceres, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Garnavillo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52052. The Survey maps it on the Garnavillo quadrangle.
On record in Ceres
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1902 USGS Elkader quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Garnavillo quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Oelwein quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Ceres between 2009 and 2020, burning about 36 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 403 WOODLAND DRIVE, GUTTENBERG, IA |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 October 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Ceres: 9 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essman Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holmes Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Kann Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Roadcut | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Roadcut | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blume Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fassbinder Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnavillo | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Eckards | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Guttenberg | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Snefs | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Clayton | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Osterdock | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Garber | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Elkport | 7.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464495. 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.







