Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Lenox Township Church of the New Jerusalem is a historic church in Lenox Township, Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It is the only Swedenborgian church in Iowa.”
Wikipedia article Lenox Township Church of the New Jerusalem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Iowa County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Lenox Township Church of the New Jersalem between 2007 and 2020, burning about 361 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lenox Township Church of the New Jersalem: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amana Sandstone Quarries | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Massillon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Meekins Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Upper South Hotel | 6.0 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000370 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Iowa County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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