BlockRussellville, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Fabius Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52537. The Survey maps it on the West Grove 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 7 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 Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS West Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Russellville (historical) between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,505 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 116 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Russellville (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Mark | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| West Grove | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Savannah | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Lunsford | 8.0 miles | 7 | |
| Paris | 8.1 miles | 7 | |
| Bloomfield | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Drakesville | 9.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465456. 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.