BlockSterling, Iowa
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Iowa Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52070. The Survey maps it on the Miles quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Miles quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Miles quadrangle1:62500, 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 Miles quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Sterling between 2004 and 2011, burning about 60 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | GOOSEPOINT |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | SE OF ELDORA 2.5 MILES, IA |
| 16 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | FIELD ON 60TH AVE, N OF WYOMING ABOUT 2 MILES, IOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sterling: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenkamp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Turner Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marshall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miles Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Teeds Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Miles | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Twin Springs | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sabula | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Reeceville | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Lainsville | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Van Buren | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Green Island | 6.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464760. 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.