BlockMassillon, Iowa
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Massillon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52255. It stands on Plum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oxford Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Wheatland quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Wheatland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Rock Island quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Rock Island quadrangle1:125000
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Oxford Junction quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Massillon between 2009 and 2017, burning about 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 March 2015 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Massillon: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eganhouse Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lowden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Murray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Toronto Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Massillon in 3 storm reports between 2004 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massillon | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 43-52 knots (50-60 mph) for about 15 minutes with numerous limbs down. |
| July 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Massillon | - | A COOP Observer and law enforcement reported that a funnel cloud went down half way to the ground before going back up. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massillon | - | Several large tree branches blown down in town reported on social media. |
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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Massillon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6784669 | 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 458853. 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.