BlockPhillips, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52501. The Survey maps it on the Ottumwa North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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 Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Ottumwa North quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Ottumwa North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Phillips between 2002 and 2018, burning about 117 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Phillips: 10 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Bear Creek Quarries | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Can-Tex Industries Ottumwa Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Harrows Branch Quarries | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Ottumwa Brick and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Old City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wagner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wapello Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Service Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ottumwa Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutledge | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ottumwa Junction | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Ottumwa | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Keb (historical) | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Dahlonega | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pickwick | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| East Ottumwa | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Loch Burns | 4.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464304. 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.