BlockGriffen, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50036. The Survey maps it on the Mackey 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.
- 1916 USGS Boone quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Mackey quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Griffen between 2011 and 2020, burning about 46 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 November 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 120TH AND HWY 17 BOONE COUNTY, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Griffen: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jorden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nystrom Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackey | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Ridgeport | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jordan | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Centerville | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Boone | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fraser | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Ericson | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Logansport | 11.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464175. 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.