BlockPredonia, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50158. It stands on Nickolson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Le Grand quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Le Grand quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marshalltown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Marshalltown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Predonia (historical) between 2009 and 2014, burning about 29 acres in total. None 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1959 VINE AVE, MARSHALLTOWN, IA, IOWA |
| 14 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1981 WOODBURY ROAD AND COUNTY 9 ROAD, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Predonia (historical): 13 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ruth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Slappey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ash Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Le Grand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Montour Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rockton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockton | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Quarry | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Green Mountain | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Le Grand | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dillon | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Marshalltown | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wolf Lake Addition | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Dunbar | 7.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465548. 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.