BlockSamoa, Iowa
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52070. It stands on Esmay Slough. The Survey maps it on the Savanna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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.
- 1892 USGS Savanna quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1952 USGS Savanna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Savanna quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Samoa between 1992 and 2019, burning about 33 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | ISLAND 199 |
| 1 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.1 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | SETBACK LEVEE |
| 6 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | GOOSEPOINT |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 31 |
| 23 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | DUCK BLIND 80 |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 38 |
| 1 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 21 |
| 31 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | LITTLE KELLERS ISLAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Samoa: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schultz Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Old Nichols Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trenkamp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Turner Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Marshall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miles Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Savanna Township Hwy Dept | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabula | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Sterling | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lainsville | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Twin Springs | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Reeceville | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Miles | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Green Island | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Van Buren | 8.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465357. 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.