BlockHawley, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50438. The Survey maps it on the Hayfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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
- 1972 USGS Hayfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Hawley in 2006, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Wetland Management District | RICKE WF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Hawley: 15 past producers, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Forest City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Friedman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hanna Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kirschbaum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laharv Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laharve Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mezvinsky Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Otis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schimmelpfenning Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayfield | 2.6 miles | 7 | |
| Miller | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Crystal Lake | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Hayfield Junction | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Duncan | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Garner | 8.7 miles | 7 | |
| Britt | 10.2 miles | 7 | |
| Woden | 12.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464068. 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.