BlockMcGargels Ford, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52032. The Survey maps it on the Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
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 McGargels Ford: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Finn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gillespie Farm Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | Galena |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Hill | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Clay Mills | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Canton | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Ebys Mill | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Dales Ford | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Johnson (historical) | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Springhole | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| Onslow | 10.0 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122568311 | 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 464647. 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.
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.