Millrock, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Monmouth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52207. It stands on Beers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Baldwin quadrangle.
On record in Millrock
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Mill Rock Schoollisted 1992 · 0.2 miles away
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 Baldwin quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 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 Millrock between 2007 and 2018, burning about 90 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1450 50TH AVE, IOWA |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Millrock: 8 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Limestone, Dimension, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Baldwin Mines | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Main Baldwin Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Unknown | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bloore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schwenker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Monmouth | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Nashville | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Buckhorn | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| West Iron Hills | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Emeline | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ironhills | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Ozark (historical) | 7.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464197. 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.







