Aureola, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50653. It stands on Ackley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Aureola quadrangle.
On record in Aureola
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- River Street Bridgelisted 1998 · 0.5 miles away
- Marble Rock Banklisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Aureola quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Aureola between 2007 and 2020, burning about 153 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Aureola: 9 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Maxson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brackel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| F Grace | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aureola in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Aureola | $280,000 | An EF1 tornado developed just to the west of Marble Rock and passed south of town as it traveled southeast. Several farms sustained damage along the track with one farm having nearly every outbuilding destroyed and several large propane tanks were knocked over. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aureola | $10,000 | Lots of trees and power lines were blown down across the western sections of Floyd County. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Aureola | $5,000 | This tornado formed in Butler County before crossing into southern Floyd County south of Marble Rock. The tornado remained on the ground for about 3 minutes in Floyd County as it moved across rural areas before dissipating south of Marble Rock. An NWS survey team determined this tornado to have an EF1 rating with damage limited to trees. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Aureola | $5,000 | Hail damaged the siding of a home and also soybean fields. This information was relayed via KIMT-TV. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aureola | $1,000 | Trees were blown down northwest of Marble Rock. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aureola | - | An estimated wind gust of 70 mph occurred west of Marble Rock. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aureola | - | A wind gust of 60 mph occurred just west of Marble Rock. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Aureola | - | Hail reported was mostly the size of pebbles in the the extreme southwest part of the county. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Aureola | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Rock | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Roseville | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Carney (historical) | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Oakwood | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Rockford | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Powersville | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Rudd | 11.0 miles | 7 | |
| Floyd Crossing | 11.1 miles | 7 |
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 Q122557435 | 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 454284. 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.
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.



