BlockPotter, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Indian Village Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52339. It stands on Raven Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montour quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Montour quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grinnell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
345 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 345 fires within 5 miles of Potter between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,206 acres in total. None started naturally. 57 were 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 | 141 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | TRANSFORM |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | 3024 F AVE |
| 3 August 2019 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | 163 CIRCLE |
| 26 August 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | F AVE WIRE |
| 25 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | LINCOLN |
| 2 August 2013 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | 1340 DOG |
| 16 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | CAMPER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Potter: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legrand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Manatt's Sand and Gravel, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Montour Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stevens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquakie Indian Settlement | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Montour | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Tama | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Toledo | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Garwin | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Gladstone | 9.4 miles | 8 | |
| Long Point | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Helena | 11.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464182. 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.