BlockBeebeetown, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in La Grange Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51546. The Survey maps it on the Beebeetown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Beebeetown quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Beebeetown between 2008 and 2020, burning about 309 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | MISSOURI VALLEY FIRE DEPT. |
| 30 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beebeetown in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 6 hail, 3 tornado, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Beebeetown | $30,000 | This tornado touched down just inside the Pottawattamie county line near highway 34 and Interstate 680. It then tracked near Beebeetown, then to near Persia before crossing into Shelby county southwest of Portsmouth. The tornado was caught on film by a local TV meteorologist as well as a storm chaser. The tornado stayed mainly in open county, but it did down some trees and power lines. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Beebeetown | - | Delayed report received via social media of hail measured up to 1 inch in diameter mixed with a lot of nickel sized hailstones from a Trained Spotter. Time estimated with radar. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Beebeetown | - | This is the final segment for the EF-3 tornado that impacted Eppley Airfield and portions of western Pottawattamie County. The tornado crossed into far southern Harrison County less than a quarter mile from the York Road and Overton Avenue intersection. For the short time the tornado was in the county, it produced EF-0 damage to trees along a half-mile stretch of Overton Avenue. The tornado dissipated half a mile north of the county line just to the east of Overton Avenue. The peak width of the tornado in this segment of its track was measured at 75 yards with an average width estimated at 30 yards. Maximum estimated winds while this tornado was in Harrison County were 75 miles per hour. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beebeetown | - | Public reported a garage door blown in. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Beebeetown | - | Spotters reported up to 2.5 inches of rain. |
| June 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Beebeetown | - | The tornado was reported by storm chasers, on social media, and by the broadcast media. Storm survey of the affected area indicated that the damage along the path was confined to 1-3 inch tree limbs down, one shed destroyed, and corn damage. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Beebeetown | - | A spotter reported hail reached at least quarter-size. The hail was accompanied by wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Beebeetown | - | Occurred with very heavy rain that briefly washed over county roads. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Beebeetown | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Beebeetown | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Beebeetown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Orton | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Euclid | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Union Burg (historical) | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Findley | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hard Scratch | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Missouri Valley | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Logan | 8.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 454479. 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.
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.