BlockWaupeton, Iowa
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52073. It stands on Bunker Chute. The Survey maps it on the Cassville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Cassville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Waupeton: 9 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzpatrick Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Buena Vista Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cassville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fitzpatrick Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Fitzpatrick Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| North Buena Vista Subdistrict | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE LEAD-ZINC | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Julius Wiest Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mattloch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Panther Hollow Mines | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waupeton in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waupeton | - | The county emergency manager reported trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Balltown | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Old Balltown | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| O'Neill | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Rickardsville | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cottage Hill | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| East Rickardsville | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Sherrill | 6.8 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Waupeton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60760577 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464796. 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.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.