BlockLakewood, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51246. The Survey maps it on the Doon 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
4 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Doon quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Rock Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Lakewood (historical): 20 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bechler-Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Boggess | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hogan-Welters | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holthusen Number One | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lyon County-Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maudlin Doon | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pettengill Rock Rapids #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Stange Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Corner | 0.7 miles | 7 | |
| Edna | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Rock Rapids | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Doon | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Alvord | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| George | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Midland | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Lester | 11.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1906671. 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.