BlockLoring, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50161. The Survey maps it on the Loring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Loring quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Loring between 2009 and 2018, burning about 1,043 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 31766 645 AVE, IA |
| 3 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 16110 NE 68TH ST., IA |
| 5 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | CAMBRIDGE/UNION TOWNSHIP |
| 22 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Loring: 3 past producers. None of them 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrar | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Elkhart | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Enterprise | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Santiago | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bondurant | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Alleman | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Quilhart (historical) | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ankeny | 11.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464629. 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.