BlockOld Town, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Milford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51351. The Survey maps it on the Milford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Fairmont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Milford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Iowa Great Lakes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Old Town between 2006 and 2018, burning about 352 acres in total. None 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | A34, 2235 193RD AVE., OKOBOJI TWP, BY LITTLE SIOUX |
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2305 225TH ST., MILFORD TWP, MILFORD, IA, IA |
| 3 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 155 acres | Iowa Wetland Management District | GRAFF |
| 15 April 2009 | 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 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Old Town: 18 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dickinson County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fostoria Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Milford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Milford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Milford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rohlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| West Okoboji | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Crescent Beach Resort | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Wahpeton | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Arnolds Park | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Crows Nest Resort | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Okoboji | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Village East Resort | 5.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464681. 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.