BlockMillis Beach, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Dakota precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68731. The Survey maps it on the Sioux City South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Sioux City South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Sioux City South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Sioux City South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Millis Beach between 2000 and 2017, burning about 206 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 March 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Sioux Volunteer Fire Department | 312 TOWER RD |
| 18 February 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 55710 S-23, IA |
| 21 November 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 November 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Millis Beach: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballou Pit and Plant | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Freeway Homes | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Dakota City | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| South Sioux City | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Covington (historical) | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Jackson | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Homer | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hubbard | 8.2 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122592328 | 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 831329. 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.