BlockSpringhole, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52310. It lies near Chimney Rock. The Survey maps it on the Scotch Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1900 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Farley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Scotch Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Springhole between 2010 and 2013, burning about 20 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 14221 RICHLAND RD., MONTICELLO, IOWA |
| 16 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 November 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 January 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Springhole: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Behrends Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Finn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jacobs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lang Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dales Ford | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ebys Mill | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Scotch Grove | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| East Monticello | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Monticello | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Johnson (historical) | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Edinburg | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Temple Hill | 6.5 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122569232 | 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 464756. 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.