BlockNorris Siding, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Cedar Falls City. It lies in ZIP code area 50613. It lies near Deadmans Island. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Falls quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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
- 1963 USGS Cedar Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Norris Siding between 2002 and 2011, burning about 77 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 June 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 310 ST. SPRUCE AVE, IA |
| 23 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 March 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 November 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Norris Siding: 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Waterloo and Cedar Falls Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Assink Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dobbs 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 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Cedar | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar City | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Falls | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lamplighter Villa | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Benson | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Castle Hill | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Finchford | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Boies (historical) | 7.1 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122544801 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465351. 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.