New Era, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Montpelier Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52761. The Survey maps it on the Illinois City quadrangle.
On record in New Era
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Pine Mill Bridgelisted 1998 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1916 USGS Edgington quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1938 USGS Edgington quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Edgington quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Illinois City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Aledo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Aledo quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Illinois City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of New Era between 2011 and 2013, burning about 52 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1687 HWY J-22, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of New Era: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alteneder Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hintermeister Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lindburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Melpine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Smokey Hollow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mills (historical) | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fairport | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Midway Beach | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Prairie | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sweetland Center | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Montpelier | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Summit | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Petersburg | 8.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464666. 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.









