BlockElk River Junction, Iowa
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Elk River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52732. It sits by Bald Point. The Survey maps it on the Clinton NW quadrangle.
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.
- 1891 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Clinton NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Elk River Junction between 1992 and 2014, burning about 303 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | ISLAND 199 |
| 1 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.1 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | SETBACK LEVEE |
| 23 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | DUCK BLIND 80 |
| 17 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | SIMPSONTWO |
| 31 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 265 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | THOMSON RNA |
| 31 March 1992 | Smoking | 10 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | GOOSEPOINT |
| 29 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1120 432ND AVE, TEEDS GROVE, IA 52732, IOWA |
| 10 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | WARREN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Elk River Junction: 3 producers, 3 past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lyons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rein,Schultz & Dahl Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Teeds Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Thomson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomson-Groharing Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almont | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hauntown | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Sibyl (historical) | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Bulgers Hollow | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Andover | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Teeds Grove | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Lyons | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sixmile | 8.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464534. 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.