Secor, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Eldora Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50627. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eldora 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 9 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
- 1979 USGS Eldora quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Secor (historical) between 2011 and 2020, burning about 321 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | 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 Secor (historical): 9 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldora Pipe and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jonker Brick and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gifford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hackney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hardin Aggregates Sand Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lloyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccormick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xenia | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Gifford | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Eldora | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Union | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Whitten | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Lawn Hill | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| New Providence | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Steamboat Rock | 6.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464140. 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.




