BlockFarson, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Competine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52563. The Survey maps it on the Farson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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 Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Farson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Ottumwa North quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Farson between 2011 and 2017, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 165TH ST., IA |
| 17 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farson in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2015: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Farson | $100,000 | Several small streams were in flood with water over county roads in that area. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farson | $10,000 | A large tree was down 18 inches in diameter with some large limbs down as well. Two inches of rain fell in about 30 minutes. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farson | $10,000 | Numerous four to six inch diameter tree branches were downed by winds estimated in the 65 MPH range. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Farson | $3,000 | Hail was accompanied by 50 MPH winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farson | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Farson | - | Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competine | 1.5 miles | 7 | |
| Highland Center | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Bladensburg | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Dahlonega | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Yampa | 7.9 miles | 7 | |
| Loch Burns | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Agency | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Rutledge | 9.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 456559. 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.
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.