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Keb, Iowa

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52501. The Survey maps it on the Ottumwa North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Keb within Wapello County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Keb (historical) between 2002 and 2018, burning about 103 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/undetermined7
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 August 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
11 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
27 May 2018Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 May 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 April 2018Debris and open burning15 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
11 April 2018Debris and open burning4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 March 2018Debris and open burning2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wapello County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Keb (historical): 10 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Drill HoleZincPast ProducerSphalerite
Can-Tex Industries Ottumwa PitClayProducer
Ottumwa Brick and Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
B and M QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bear Creek QuarriesLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Harrows Branch QuarriesLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Materials Service PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
South Avery Creek QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
W. Ottumwa SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Wapello 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
Rutledge2.5 miles9
Ottumwa Junction2.6 miles9
Phillips2.6 miles9
Chillicothe3.8 miles7
Kirkville4.9 miles7
Dahlonega5.0 miles9
Ottumwa5.0 miles9
Pickwick5.6 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464305. 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.