BlockMorrisburgh, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50250. The Survey maps it on the Stuart North 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
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.
- 1952 USGS Panora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Stuart North quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Guthrie Center quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Guthrie Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Morrisburgh (historical) between 2006 and 2018, burning about 354 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2903 WAGON RD., JACKSON TOWNSHIP, GUTHRIE CO. , IO |
| 3 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2907 RUST LANE, IA |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Morrisburgh (historical): 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Monteith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Diamondhead Lake | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Glendon | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Monteith | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Stuart | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Panora | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Menlo | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lake Panorama | 8.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465439. 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.