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Vista, Iowa

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Westburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50644. The Survey maps it on the Independence quadrangle.

Vista within Buchanan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

17 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Vista between 2006 and 2020, burning about 245 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 burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 August 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
31 August 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 May 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 April 2015Debris and open burning50 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 April 2015Debris and open burning65 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
25 April 2018Debris and open burning10 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
16 April 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Buchanan County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Vista: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bloom QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fox QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Franta QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Jacobsen FarmStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Buchanan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Shady Grove4.2 miles9
Wise5.1 miles9
Jesup5.9 miles9
Independence6.4 miles11
Brandon6.9 miles10
Otterville6.9 miles12
Rowley8.2 miles11
Gatesville8.4 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464156. 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.