BlockClara, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Crescent Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51526. It stands on Lapworth Creek. The Survey maps it on the Omaha North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1893 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Omaha North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Omaha North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Clara between 2012 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 March 2020 | Smoking | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Clara: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hively Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Ascot | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Carter Lake | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Honey Creek | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Council Bluffs | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Chautauqua | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Grable | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Weston | 8.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464243. 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.