BlockMiner, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50674. The Survey maps it on the Fairbank quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Fairbank quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Miner between 2010 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 1 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 21858 40TH ST OELWEIN, IA 50662, IA |
| 30 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 3281 200TH STREET SUMNER, IA 50674, IOWA |
| 4 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Miner: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbank Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nolte Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oran Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Creek | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Wapsie | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Readlyn | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Klinger | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Knittel | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Fountain | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sumner | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Tripoli | 10.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464114. 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.