Ionia, Nebraska
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1994. It lies in ZIP code area 57025. It lies near Boy Scout Hill. The Survey maps it on the Burbank 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
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1898 USGS Elk Point quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Elk Point quadrangle1:125000
- 1907 USGS Elk Point quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Burbank quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Sioux City North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Burbank quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Ionia (historical) between 2002 and 2020, burning about 104 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DONNLLEY |
| 24 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BURBANK |
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HWY 11 |
| 5 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HECK |
| 4 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 20 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CURRY |
| 8 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SMALL |
| 23 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I-29 23 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ionia (historical): 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kneifl Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schram Lime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lembke Landing | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Newcastle | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Ponca | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Maskell | 10.8 miles | 19 | |
| Martinsburg | 11.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lime Grove | 11.6 miles | 19 | |
| Waterbury | 14.7 miles | 9 | |
| Allen | 17.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1759801. 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.








