BlockKossuth, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Yellow Springs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52637. The Survey maps it on the Mediapolis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1946 USGS Wapello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Wapello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mediapolis quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Kossuth between 2006 and 2018, burning about 84 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | FIELD W AND S OF 17901 , IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Kossuth: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Sperry Mine and Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Us Gypsum Mine & Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediapolis | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Northfield | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Sperry | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Dodgeville | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kingston | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Garland | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Huron | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Roscoe | 6.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458142. 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.