BlockFroelich, Iowa
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Giard Township. The Survey maps it on the Giard quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1903 USGS Waukon quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Giard quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Froelich between 2006 and 2018, burning about 41 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Driftless National Wildlife Refuge | HOWARD CREEK |
| 1 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Froelich: 3 unknowns, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giard Land Claim | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Giard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mielke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Spook Cave | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Zurcher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Froelich in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Froelich | $20,000 | North of Farmersburg, trees and power lines were blown down. Some house damage occurred from trees falling on them. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Froelich | $5,000 | A semi truck was blown over south of Monona near the intersection of U.S. Highway 52 and State Highway 13. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Froelich | $2,000 | Trees were blown down northwest of Farmersburg. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Giard | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Valdora (historical) | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Giard Station (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Farmersburg | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| National | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Monona | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Watson | 4.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 456791. 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.