BlockDonnelley, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Knoxville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50138. It stands on Butcher Creek. The Survey maps it on the Knoxville SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1909 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Knoxville SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Donnelley between 2015 and 2016, burning about 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge | CLASS B ROAD FIRE |
| 16 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | PLEANTVILLE FIRE DEPT. |
| 11 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Donnelley: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Iowa Brick and Tile Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Brickyard | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donley Station (historical) | 0.1 miles | 10 | |
| Knoxville | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasantville | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cordova (historical) | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Caloma | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Flagler | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Melcher-Dallas | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gosport | 9.1 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122542028 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464520. 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.