BlockManatheka, Iowa
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Polk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52345. The Survey maps it on the Center Point 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
10 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.
- 1888 USGS Shellsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1889 USGS Shellsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Shellsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Winthrop quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Center Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Manatheka (historical) between 2007 and 2018, burning about 144 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2915 55TH ST. URBANA, IA 52345, IA |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2815 BING MILLER LANE URBANA, IA 52345, IA |
| 30 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Manatheka (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeting Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pork Chop Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cheney | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Spencers Grove | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Benton City (historical) | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Vinton | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Shellsburg | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Eden | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Auburn | 11.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465538. 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.