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King, Iowa

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Mosalem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52031. The Survey maps it on the Menominee quadrangle.

King within Dubuque County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

17 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of King between 2007 and 2020, burning about 72 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 burning11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
30 September 2012Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 July 2012Smokingunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 April 2014Debris and open burning4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 April 2020Debris and open burning4.2 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 April 2020Debris and open burning4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 April 2018Debris and open burning12 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
23 April 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dubuque 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 King: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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
Tete Des Morts DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Tete Des Morts SubdistrictLead, ZincPast ProducerMISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE LEAD-ZINC
Dubuque Sand and Gravel DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jones PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
ExcavationPhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer
OutcropPhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer
Stream BankPhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer
Hanten QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence

Every working recorded in Dubuque 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
Massey1.8 miles20
Shawondasse2.4 miles20
Wilkins2.7 miles20
Cattese4.4 miles20
South Switch Junction5.5 miles20
Key West5.7 miles20
Rockdale6.1 miles20
Ballyclough6.8 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458081. 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.