BlockOrton, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in La Grange Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51555. It stands on Hog Creek. The Survey maps it on the Beebeetown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Beebeetown quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Orton between 2012 and 2020, burning about 226 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | MISSOURI VALLEY FIRE DEPT. |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Orton: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schemmer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Euclid | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Missouri Valley | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Hard Scratch | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Calhoun | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Crisp | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Beebeetown | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Findley | 5.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465416. 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.