BlockGlen Ellen, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Woodbury Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51054. It stands on Dead Man Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sergeant Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Sergeant Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Sioux City South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Sergeant Bluff quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Glen Ellen between 2003 and 2018, burning about 440 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1900 OLD HWY 141 BRONSON, IA 51007, IA |
| 4 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Glen Ellen: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballou Pit and Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Bluff | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Estates West | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Morningside | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Regency of Sioux City | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bronson | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sioux City | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Holiday Village | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Luton | 7.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464115. 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.