BlockTwin Lakes, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Sherman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50563. The Survey maps it on the Rockwell City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Rockwell City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Twin Lakes between 2005 and 2019, burning about 99 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 | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 May 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | ROCKWELL CITY FIRE DEPT |
| 30 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2203 220TH ST., IA |
| 29 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | ROCKWELL CITY FIRE DEPT |
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 Twin Lakes: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolley | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pomeroy | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rockwell City | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Manson | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Richard | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Knoke | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lavinia | 7.9 miles | 8 | |
| Stimsons (historical) | 9.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2631657. 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.