BlockEmery, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50401. It stands on Crane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clear Lake East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Clear Lake East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Emery between 2010 and 2011, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 14259 300TH ST., MASON CITY, IOWA |
| 16 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1598 255TH ST., IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Emery: 18 producers, 7 past producers, 2 unknowns. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Faught Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Kirk Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mason City Brick and Tile | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Northwestern States Qry Cemt Plnt | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Willowbrook Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lehigh Portland Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mason City Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mason City Shop | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emery in 2 storm reports in 2008: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Hail | Emery | $2,000 | The Iowa State Patrol reported that hail had increased to quarter size at mile post 183 of the Avenue of the Saints. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Emery | - | Penny size hail was reported at mile post 183 on the Avenue of the Saints. Relayed via the Iowa State Patrol. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registry Park | 1.5 miles | 7 | |
| Central Heights | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Mason City | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Burchinal | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Mason City Junction | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Clear Lake | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Cameron | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Creamery | 6.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 456367. 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.