Lyndale, Iowa
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52151. It stands on Erickson Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Church quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1903 USGS Waukon quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Church quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Lyndale between 2009 and 2019, burning about 110 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1903 DRY RIDGE DR. LANSING, IA 52151, IA |
| 26 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | WATERVILLE FD |
| 11 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | RICHARD ROEDER, 345 HICKORY LANE, LANSING, IOWA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lyndale: 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalby | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Village Creek | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Elon | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Thompson Corner | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Church | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Eldergrove | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Lansing | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Waterville | 6.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464637. 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.






