Lore, Iowa
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52002. The Survey maps it on the Sherrill quadrangle. It stands 1,063 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Sherrill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Lore between 2007 and 2018, burning about 20 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2018 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Lore: 17 past producers, 7 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonson Mine | Zinc, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Galena, Limonite, Sphalerite | |
| Brugh and Amsden Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Durango Drybone Mine Ewing Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Smithsonite | |
| Levens Mine North Langworthy Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Beecher West Dubuque Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Browns Bottom Wash Plant Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kemp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Klein Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Treester Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budd | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Twin Springs | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Asbury | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Julien | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Durango | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Centralia | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Five Points | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Graf | 4.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q123036875 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458616. 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.








