BlockSpringwater, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Canoe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52101. The Survey maps it on the Highlandville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Decorah 1 NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Highlandville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Springwater between 2010 and 2018, burning about 8 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | STEVE NELSON 3461 BEAR CREEK RD., DEC |
| 11 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 December 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 November 2013 | 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
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Springwater: 13 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Diggings | Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Freeport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Seegmiller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Broghammer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hanson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Highlandville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Locust Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Peterson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stoskopf Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknonw | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Canoe (historical) | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Freeport | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sattre | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Decorah | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Highlandville | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Thoten | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hesper | 7.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465556. 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.