BlockMooreville, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Geneseo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52224. The Survey maps it on the Dysart quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 Dysart quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Marshalltown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mooreville (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballheim Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Smith Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dysart | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Buckingham | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| West Union (historical) | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Traer | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Buckingham (historical) | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Clutier | 12.7 miles | 9 | |
| Dinsdale | 13.0 miles | 9 | |
| Elberon | 16.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465543. 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.