BlockSaint Sebald, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Sperry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52076. It stands on Ensign Creek. The Survey maps it on the Strawberry Point quadrangle. It stands 1,135 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1901 USGS Oelwein quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Strawberry Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Oelwein quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Saint Sebald in 2011, burning about 41 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 36281 ST SEBALD RD., STRAWBERRY POINT, IA 52076, I |
| 27 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 37383 ACORN RD., STRAWBERRY POINT, IA 52076, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Saint Sebald: 12 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volga Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Past Producer | Fluorite, Sphalerite | |
| Bassett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Joy Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Strawberry Point Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Burrack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Farmer Brothers | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Harold Hartman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Joy Springs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Strawberry Point | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Volga | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Osborne | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mederville | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Littleport | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Edgewood | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Communia | 10.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Saint Sebald | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48838826 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464732. 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.