BlockMonette, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1993. It stands in New Hope Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50149. The Survey maps it on the Lorimor South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Afton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lorimor South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Creston quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Creston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Monette between 2011 and 2020, burning about 259 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2014 | Natural | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1230 UNBRELLA AVE, IA |
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 Monette: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorimor | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Thayer | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Talmage | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Afton Junction (historical) | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Afton | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Shepard (historical) | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Arispe | 12.2 miles | 8 | |
| East Creston | 14.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464658. 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.