BlockHanford, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Owen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50401. The Survey maps it on the Hanford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Hanford quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Hanford in 2009, burning about 5 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hanford: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswald Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Nelson-Forbes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Portland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Portland West Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanford in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Hanford | $20,000 | Iowa DOT reported US Highway 65 closure due to water over the roadway near mile marker 200. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Hanford | $1,000 | Hail report near Rockwell and relayed by KIMT TV. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Hanford | - | Trained spotter reported up to half dollar sized hail. This is a delayed report. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Hanford | - | Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanford | - | Trained spotter reported 3 inch tree branches down along with quarter sized hail. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanford | - | A car driver had to pull over due to the strong winds. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Hanford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Portland | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mason City Junction | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Owen | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Cartersville | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Mason City | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Hurley | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Rockwell | 6.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457228. 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.