BlockCollett, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52535. The Survey maps it on the Fairfield South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Fairfield South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Collett between 2001 and 2007, burning about 61 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 November 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
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 Collett: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Collett in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Hail | Collett | - | Report received through social media, and time estimated from radar. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collett | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew down numerous trees 6 miles south of Fairfield, IA at 710 pm July 27. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Collett | - | Flood waters covered Highway 1 about 6 miles south of Fairfield, IA.| |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collett | - | Winds were estimated to be 50 to 60 mph about 6 miles south of Fairfield, IA. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collett | - | The AWOS site at Fairfield, IA measured a wind gust of 61 mph.| |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libertyville | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Whitefield (historical) | 7.1 miles | 7 | |
| Fairfield | 7.1 miles | 7 | |
| Ellmaker | 7.2 miles | 7 | |
| Bernhart (historical) | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Beckwith | 9.3 miles | 7 | |
| Maharishi Vedic City | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Glasgow | 10.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464504. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.