BlockWatterson, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lotts Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50854. The Survey maps it on the Hatfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1945 USGS Mount Ayr quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Mount Ayr quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Hatfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mount Ayr quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Watterson in 2011, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Watterson: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allendale Lamb Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Adams-Watterson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Allendale-King Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Caledonia (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Lee (historical) | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Delphos | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Wanamaker | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Ayr | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Redding | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Benton | 9.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464325. 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.