BlockGambrill, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Butler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52756. It stands on Glynn Creek. The Survey maps it on the De Witt quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1891 USGS DeWitt quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1891 USGS Dewitt quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Rock Island quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Rock Island quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Gambrill (historical) between 2009 and 2015, burning about 111 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 November 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Gambrill (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piggott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccausland Plant #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noel (historical) | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Park View | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Long Grove | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| McCausland | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Eldridge | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Donahue | 8.4 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Joy | 9.6 miles | 20 | |
| Argo | 10.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465082. 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.