BlockGravel Pit, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Hardin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50129. It stands on East Buttrick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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 Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Jefferson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Jefferson East quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Gravel Pit between 2008 and 2011, burning about 32 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1007 V AVE, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Gravel Pit: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Bituminous. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin Brick and Tile Works | Clay, Bituminous | Past Producer | ||
| Head Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kennedy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pound Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spring Lake St Park | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Grand Junction | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Jefferson | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Paton | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Winkelmans | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Farlin | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Rippey | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Cooper | 10.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464174. 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.