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Harrison, Iowa

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Webster Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50273. It stands on Rocky Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pitzer quadrangle.

Harrison within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Harrison: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ramsey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ninety-Two QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pammel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Madison County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Webster3.8 miles11
McPherson4.8 miles11
Macksburg5.0 miles11
Pitzer6.0 miles11
Ord6.5 miles11
Winterset9.6 miles11
Buffalo (historical)9.8 miles11
Barney12.7 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464252. 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.

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.