BlockLawn Hill, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Pleasant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50206. The Survey maps it on the New Providence quadrangle.
On record in Lawn Hill
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.
New Providence School Gymnasiumlisted 1996 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS New Providence quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Lawn Hill between 2006 and 2019, burning about 329 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were 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 burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lawn Hill: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonker Brick and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gifford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hackney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hardin Aggregates Sand Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lloyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccormick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nerhing Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Providence | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Gifford | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Rough Woods Hill | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Xenia | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Secor (historical) | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Eldora | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Union | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hubbard | 6.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464614. 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.