BlockFillmore, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Whitewater Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52033. It stands on Johns Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fillmore quadrangle. It stands 833 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Fillmore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
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 Fillmore: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiter Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fillmore in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fillmore | 2 hurt | An anchored mobile home was destroyed 4 S of Epworth with 2 injuries. Further southeast along the Epworth to Fillmore track, a home lost its roof. Another injury occurred near Bernard at 14029 Ryan Rd, where a barn was partially destroyed and trees snapped off. All injuries were not life threatening. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fillmore | $50,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph destroyed a barn about 6 miles northeast of Cascade, IA around 1038 pm April 5. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Fillmore | - | Golf ball sized hail fell at the Fillmore Fairways Golf Course in Fillmore, IA at 546 pm CDT May 20. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cascade | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Washington Mills | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Epworth | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Peosta | 9.7 miles | 15 | |
| Farley | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Kidder | 10.0 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Fillmore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22034036 | 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 456587. 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.
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.