BlockHardin, Iowa
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Monona Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52156. The Survey maps it on the Monona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1903 USGS Waukon quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Monona quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Hardin between 2012 and 2019, burning about 159 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | LUANA FIRE DEPT. |
| 12 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hardin: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Doerring Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ludlow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Swenson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2026Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hardin in 1 storm report in 2026: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Tornado (EFU) | Hardin | - | A local fire department provided a video of a brief tornado southeast of Postville. This tornado is not known to have encountered any damage indicators. Therefore, no numerical rating was able to be assigned to this tornado. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457246. 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.