BlockRockton, 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.
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
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Rockton between 2010 and 2014, burning about 40 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 | 3 |
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 |
| 30 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | MM 9, MARSHALLTOWN, IA |
| 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 |
| 28 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1981 WOODBURY ROAD AND COUNTY 9 ROAD, IA |
| 10 October 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Rockton: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrick Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ash Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Le Grand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rockton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| South Le Grand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Timber Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Predonia (historical) | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Quarry | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Green Mountain | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Marshalltown | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Le Grand | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Wolf Lake Addition | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Dillon | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Maulsby | 7.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464179. 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.