BlockHentons, Iowa
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in St. Marys Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51503. It lies near Indian Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Pacific Junction quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Pacific Junction quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Pacific Junction quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Hentons (historical) between 2009 and 2020, burning about 702 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hentons (historical): 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glenwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pacific City | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pacific Junction | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Glenwood | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mills | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mineola | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Balfour | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hillsdale | 10.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464287. 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.