BlockSouth River Crossing, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Virginia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50210. The Survey maps it on the New Virginia 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
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS New Virginia quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS New Virginia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS New Virginia quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of South River Crossing (historical) between 2006 and 2019, burning about 1,001 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 South River Crossing (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Flagstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Virginia | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| West Saint Marys | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Saint Marys | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Medora | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Wick | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Cool | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Conger | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 10.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464257. 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.