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O'Neill, Iowa

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52073. It lies near Stegar Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Holy Cross quadrangle.

O'Neill within Dubuque County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

2 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of O'Neill between 2007 and 2009, 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 March 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dubuque County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of O'Neill: 8 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fitzpatrick MineZinc, LeadUnknownSphalerite
Fitzpatrick MineLead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Klein QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mattloch QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sherrills Mound MinesLeadPast Producer
Dubuque SubdistrictZinc, LeadPast ProducerMISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE LEAD-ZINC
Fitzpatrick MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Sherrill Mound SubdistrictZinc, LeadPast ProducerMISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE LEAD ZINC

Every working recorded in Dubuque County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rickardsville1.8 miles15
Cottage Hill2.2 miles15
Old Balltown2.2 miles16
Balltown2.2 miles16
East Rickardsville2.9 miles16
Waupeton4.1 miles16
Cameron4.1 miles16
Five Points4.2 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465362. 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.