Chaney, Iowa
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Camanche Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52730. It lies near Swan Island. The Survey maps it on the Camanche quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Goose Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Goose Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Camanche quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Camanche quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Chaney (historical) between 2006 and 2020, burning about 120 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | REAR OF 2103 7TH AVE, CAMANCHE, IA |
| 12 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | 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 Chaney (historical): 5 past producers, 4 producers, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Quarries | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shaffton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcmahon Quarry and Plant No. 8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Second Avenue Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Acme Aggregates | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Albany-Cordova Plant #1 Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Determan Sand and Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camanche | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Clinton Stock Yards | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Shaffton | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Low Moor | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Folletts | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Elvira | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Clinton | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Ramessa (historical) | 6.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464235. 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.









