BlockSmiths, Iowa
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Tete Des Morts Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52031. It lies near Scott Island. The Survey maps it on the Bellevue quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1911 USGS Galena quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1913 USGS Galena quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Bellevue quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Smiths between 1996 and 2014, burning about 217 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | PLUMRIVER |
| 17 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | BROWNS LK |
| 12 April 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 9.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | GREEN ISLA |
| 25 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FIRST |
| 18 March 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | FERRY LANDING |
| 30 October 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | NSANTAFE |
| 19 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 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 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Smiths: 38 past producers, 7 occurrences, 4 producers, 4 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1854, 1952 | |
| Gray Mine | Zinc, Cadmium | Unknown | 1926, 1944, 1949 | |
| Bellevue Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kueter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Little Gem Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Amelia Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Amelia Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bautsch Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Blackjack Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gray Mine | Lead, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bellevue | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Bellevue | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Donatus | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Pleasant Creek | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| La Motte | 10.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cottonville | 10.8 miles | 17 | |
| Springbrook | 11.2 miles | 13 | |
| Green Island | 13.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 461709. 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.