New Buffalo, Iowa
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cedar Rapids City. It lies in ZIP code area 52411. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Rapids North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1888 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1889 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Winthrop quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Cedar Rapids North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Cedar Rapids North quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Cedar Rapids North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of New Buffalo between 1996 and 2017, burning about 59 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 June 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 April 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 April 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | MONTOUR |
| 23 April 2017 | 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 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of New Buffalo: 13 past producers, 5 producers. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Crawford Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Modsley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Robins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shaefer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Aggregates Inc. Site No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cedar Rapids Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Francik Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Linn Junction | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hiawatha Oak Brook Court | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Sunset Village | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Louisa | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Robins | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Covington | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Rapids | 3.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459470. 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.










