BlockIona, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weatherford Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76126. The Survey maps it on the Aledo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Aledo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cresson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Iona between 2002 and 2020, burning about 8,200 acres in total. 1 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 | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W LOOP 820 S |
| 28 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12000 ALEDO/IONA |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13558 OLD WEATHERFORD RD |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 20 SR |
| 7 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST LOOP 820 S |
| 6 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODLAND HILLS |
| 4 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W IH 30 |
| 27 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PALO PINTO |
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 Iona: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aledo Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aledo | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Annetta South | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Annetta | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Annetta North | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Willow Park | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hudson Oaks | 9.6 miles | 16 | |
| Center Point | 10.2 miles | 17 | |
| Punkin Center | 10.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378483. 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.