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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1903 USGS Winthrop quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional 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 burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bloom Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Franta Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jacobsen Farm | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Wise | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Jesup | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Independence | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Brandon | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Otterville | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rowley | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Gatesville | 8.4 miles | 11 |
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.






