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Henry County, Iowa
27 topographic sheets cover 19 settlements here, and 54 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 177 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 54 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 45 buildings, 7 districts and 2 structures.
- 2 of the 54 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 19 populated places in this county; 19 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
54Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Wildfire, 2009 to 2020
25 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 25 of them, burning about 131 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1957 to 2026
60 of 304 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 304 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 6 injuries and about $5,536,800 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 148 |
| Hail | 106 |
| Tornado | 18 |
| Flash Flood | 17 |
| Flood | 8 |
| Lightning | 3 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Flood | Salem | 1 killed | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Mt Pleasant Muni Arp | 2 hurt, $100,000 | An NWS Storm Survey found a tornado touched down 2.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant and remained on the ground for 3.45 miles before lifting 2.67 miles southwest of New London. The tornado was rated EF-1 with peak winds estimated at 105 MPH. The damage was primarily to farm outbuildings and trees. Two people were injured when a mobile home was rolled over by the tornado. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| May 1977 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Mt Pleasant | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flood | Rome | $535,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Wayland | $500,000 | The tornado began near 120th street near Wayland in Henry County and moved northeast to near Crawfordsville in Washington County. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 10 minutes in Henry County. Damage along the path of the tornado included: several farm outbuildings destroyed, roof damage to homes, trees snapped, and power poles damaged. The most severe damage occurred near and to the northeast of Noble (Washington County) where several turkey farms sustained extensive damage and two large wooden truss power poles were snapped off. Two homes between Noble and Crawfordsville had the roof removed as well as the exterior walls on the upper floor. One of the homes had a car lofted and tumbled across the yard. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $500,000 | Power lines down;home damaged |
| August 2010 | Flood | Coppock | $500,000 | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $450,000 | Main axis of damage is a less than a mile wide path running from 1.3 miles NNW of Rome (near the intersection of White Oak Rd and 208th Street) to 3.2 miles E of Winfield on 120th Street. Between 4 miles Northwest of Mount Pleasant to 2 miles NNE of Mount Pleasant, the damage path widened to 4 miles. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed with severe damage to an ANR pipeline pumping station located northwest of Mount Pleasant. Three homes suffered significant damage...including one which was blown off its foundation while another lost its roof. Numerous outbuildings and sheds were destroyed with grain wagons overturned. The Winfield cemetary (located southeast of town) had its entire 240 foot perimeter fence knocked down with several gravestones damaged. KDVN 88D velocity data suggests severe winds in Jefferson and Louisa Counties from this bow echo, but survey results indicate no damage indicative of severe winds. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Rome | $250,000 | Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Oakland Mills, IA, Mount Pleasant, IA, Mount Union, IA and New London, IA during the morning of September 13.||Near Oakland Mills, a campground along the Skunk River had to be evacuated due to the rapidly rising river level.||In Mount Pleasant, sewers were backed up, several streets were flooded, cars were stranded in flood waters, and several basements flooded.||South of Mount Pleasant, Big Creek near Highway 218 and 295th St flooded out of its banks and several area ditches were full with flood waters.||In the Mount Union area, several roads were under water.||In New London, where 24-hour rainfall totals ranged between 5.5 and 8.5 inches, some basements were flooded.||A trained spotter and member of the general public also contributed to this report. |
| January 1967 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Mt Pleasant | $100,000 | Also reported by spotters. A WQAD-TV weather spotter (John and Alice Held) in Mt Pleasant took a picture of the hail with a quarter placed beside it as a size reference. Hail sizes in Mt Pleasant ranged from 0.70 inches (dime) to 1.25 inches. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Union | $100,000 | 4 to 8 inch tree limbs down |
| April 2003 | Hail | Mt Pleasant | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Wayland | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Lightning | New London | $75,000 | Lightning started a house fire in New London, IA around 455 pm on May 15. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Union | $60,000 | Large trees & power lines down |
| June 2003 | Heavy Rain | Countywide | $50,000 | Urban flooding |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $50,000 | A thunderstorm moved through southeast Iowa. One farmstead was hit in Henry County near Winfield. High winds moved one of the farm buildings off of its foundation and flattened another. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Mt Pleasant | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olds | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt. Pleasant | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $40,000 | Winds damaged roof of farm house and destroyed one mobile home, six metal grain bins, three wooden bins, two outbuildings, and one barn. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $30,000 | The bow echo affected mainly the northern half of the county and crossed the Mississippi into Illinois. The emergency manager reported sporatic damage across the county with mainly trees and power poles down. Based on radar data, the following times have been established (all in CST); Trenton 1102-1112, Swedesburg 1110-1120, Mount Pleasant 1115-1125, Mount Union 1123-1133, Winfield 1127-1136, New London 1128-1136. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salem | $30,000 | Corn bent and broken off stalks |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salem | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph overturned a semi truck on Highway 27/218 about 3.5 miles east southeast of Salem, IA around 448 pm June 19. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1983 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1980 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1977 | Tornado | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Countywide | $20,000 | The supercell from Van Buren County moved into Henry County and continued into northwest Des Moines county and then into Louisa county and produced hail ranging from .88 inch (nickel) to 2.00 inches. Hail of 1.75 to 2.00 inches fell south of Mt Pleasant with confirmed hail of at least 1.25 inches in the city of Mt Pleasant. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Mt Pleasant | $15,000 | One to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time during the late afternoon hours of July 9th in Mount Pleasant, IA. Several cars stalled out in the deep flood waters. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Trenton | $10,000 | Up to 5 inches of rain resulted in flash flooding across Henry County, with water over roads in more than 100 places at one point. Five roads were officially closed due to the flash flooding. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Winfield | $10,000 | This tornado touched down on the northwest side of Winfield at the Twin Lakes golf course. The EF1 tornado had maximum winds to 90 mph, travelled to the northeast for 1.3 miles, and had a width of 20 yards. At the golf course a large pine tree was snapped, several small trees were uprooted and a wind mill damaged. At a nearby farm, a machine shed had it/s north and east walls blown out with debris carried less than 1/4 mile. A portion of a wooden fence was blown down, and there were also power poles snapped. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $10,000 | Winds estimated to be 70 mph blew down a large sign and car-port canopy at a car dealership between Mount Pleasant and New London, IA. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Mt Union | $10,000 | dime to quarter size hail |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $10,000 | Branches down over powerlines. Numerous trees down across the city with an AC unit blown out of a hotel wall. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Mt Union | $10,000 | Jct Iowa 78 & County X23 |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down a tree on the 300 block of North Van Buren Street in Mount Pleasant, IA around 6 am CDT June 5. The tree took out a telephone power line. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew some siding off a house on the northwest side of New London, IA around 640 pm June 23. This report was relayed by the emergency manager of Henderson County Illinois. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew the siding off a house in New London, IA around 639 pm June 23. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayland | $5,000 | Winds estimated to be 70 mph blew a portion of a roof of a mobile home off near Wayland, IA. Time estimated. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayland | $5,000 | Downburst occurred over and immediately east of Wayland, Iowa. Several trees were downed including some that were 14 inches in diameter. One tree in town spared a direct hit on a house but took out the porch. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salem | $5,000 | Lawn furniture thrown across yard |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | New London | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Swedesburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Mt Pleasant | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $4,000 | Telephone pole snapped with numerous 2 inch diameter limbs down. Time estimated based on radar. |
| June 1970 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 1957 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Winfield | $2,000 | A NWS storm survey team determined an EF1 tornado traveled a little over one mile and caused damage to trees along its path. Some houses were damaged by falling trees. The tornado at its widest was around 200 yards. Maximum winds were around 95 MPH. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $1,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down at least 5 trees in Winfield, IA around 510 pm CDT May 12. One tree fell on the power lines of the spotters home. A power outage was also observed. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mt Pleasant | $1,000 | Hail as large as golf balls fell about 2 miles west of Mount Pleasant, IA at 1040 pm June 1, damaging a car. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $1,000 | Winds estimated to be 65 mph blew down a tree and destroyed a small out building on the south side of Winfield, IA. Time estimated. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $1,000 | A thunderstorm moved northward across the area producing damaging winds, which knocked down power poles across highway 78 just west of Winfield. Time estimated. |
Mines and quarries
8 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 6 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 6 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 2 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bain Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rome Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beattie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Henry County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Smith Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wayland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Every populated place in the county
19Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Baltimore
Baltimore township · 52645 · On Big Creek · Lowell quadrangle
11 sheets, 1958 to 1990
No longer a settlement
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Belfast
Trenton township · 52641 · On Brush Creek · Lockridge East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1958 to 1990
No longer a settlement
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Denova
Tippecanoe township · 52641 · Lockridge East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1958 to 1990
No longer a settlement
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Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant city · 52641 · On Saunders Branch · Mount Pleasant quadrangle
11 sheets, 1958 to 1990
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Traxler
Marion township · 52641 · On Lynn Creek · Swedesburg quadrangle
7 sheets, 1958 to 1984
No longer a settlement
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Winfield
Scott township · 52659 · On Phillips Creek · Winfield South quadrangle
7 sheets, 1958 to 1984
The vanished settlements of Henry County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.