Plymouth Junction, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Falls Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50401. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mason City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Plymouth Junction between 2006 and 2017, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 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 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Plymouth Junction: 13 past producers, 5 producers. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Bernhardt | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cement Lands Park | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ideal Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mason City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mason City Sand Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quimby Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rock Falls Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shell Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Rock Falls | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Wheelerwood | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Freeman | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Mason City | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Portland | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Mason City Junction | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Central Heights | 8.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464075. 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.





