BlockWest Fort Dodge, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Douglas Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50501. It stands on Elkhorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Dodge South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1923 USGS Lehigh quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Dodge South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of West Fort Dodge (historical) between 2012 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2013 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 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
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of West Fort Dodge (historical): 20 past producers, 15 producers, 1 unknown. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dodge Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fort Dodge Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Johnston Clay Works | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kalo Brick and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lehigh Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| National Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Producer | ||
| Northwest Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| U S Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Producer | ||
| Vincent Clay Products Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Croft Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dodge | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Shady Oak | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Roberts | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cypsum City (historical) | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Tara | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Otho | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Coalville | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Moorland | 5.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464130. 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.