BlockLafayette, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Columbus City Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52738. It stands on Short Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbus Junction quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Lafayette
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Columbus Junction School 1882-1920listed 1973 · 0.8 miles away
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.
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Columbus Junction quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Lafayette (historical): 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Junction Underground Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fredonia Sand Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro (historical) | 0.0 miles | 7 | |
| Columbus Junction | 0.5 miles | 7 | |
| Fredonia | 1.3 miles | 7 | |
| Columbus City | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| Bard (historical) | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Cotter | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Gladwin | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Letts | 7.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465511. 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.
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.