Givin, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in East Des Moines Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52577. The Survey maps it on the Eddyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Givin between 2009 and 2017, burning about 313 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | EDDYVILLE VFD |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Givin: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Archie Harding Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Eddyville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Eddyville Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Givin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reese Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Givin in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2017: 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Givin | $35,000 | High winds tore the roof off of a barn and damaged hog confinement buildings. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Givin | $10,000 | Water was reported over 275th between Jewell and Kaplar Avenues. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Givin | $10,000 | Hail ranged from nickel to golf ball size. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Givin | $10,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Lakonta | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Bolton (historical) | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| University Park | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Oskaloosa | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Evans | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Cedar | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Wright | 7.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464563. 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.





