Mark, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Wyacondah Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52537. The Survey maps it on the West Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS West Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Mark between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,238 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 116 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mark: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mark in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2019: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Mark | $50,000 | Law enforcement reported a vehicle submerged by flood waters at 274th Street and Balsa Ave. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mark | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mark | $10,000 | Estimated winds of 50 MPH occurred as well. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mark | $3,000 | Estimated 60 MPH gust. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mark | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Mark | $2,000 | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mark | $2,000 | Tree limbs blown down on Highway 202 just north of Coatsville. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Mark | - | Law enforcement reported mostly pea to quarter sized hail, with a few stones to ping pong ball in size. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Mark | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Mark | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville (historical) | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Savannah | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Monterey | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| West Grove | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Lunsford | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Steuben | 7.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bloomfield | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Stiles | 8.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464337. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




