East Monticello, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lovell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52310. It stands on Kitty Creek. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1891 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1900 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Farley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of East Monticello between 2008 and 2013, burning about 7 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 14221 RICHLAND RD., MONTICELLO, IOWA |
| 17 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 15688 ROCK RD., MONTICELLO, IOWA |
| 16 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 November 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 October 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of East Monticello: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clement Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Monticello Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Behrends Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lang Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Matternach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Junction Switch | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Springhole | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Langworthy | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Downers Grove (historical) | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Dales Ford | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Scotch Grove | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Ebys Mill | 6.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465534. 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.








