Berkley, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50220. It stands on Jim Creek. The Survey maps it on the Berkley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1950 USGS Perry quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Perry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Berkley quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Guthrie Center quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Guthrie Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Berkley between 2006 and 2012, burning about 24 acres in total. None 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 752 290TH STREET, IOWA |
| 15 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 250TH ST. & D AVE, IA |
| 23 February 2006 | Smoking | 13 acres | Iowa Wetland Management District | MURPHY |
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 Berkley: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colemen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berkley in 28 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 tornado, 3 heavy rain. 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 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Berkley | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $10,000 | Large 2 to 3 foot diameter oak tree blown down. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $10,000 | Power lines were downed at 319th and Clover in Boone. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Berkley | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Berkley | $5,000 | Boone County law enforcement reported hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter in Berkley. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Berkley | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Berkley | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $2,000 | Eight to 10 inch tree was snapped. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | $2,000 | A large tree was down with multiple small branches reported down too. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Berkley | $1,000 | Boone County law enforcement reported quarter size hail on Highway 169 at the Dallas/Boone County line. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Berkley | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | - | A personal weather station recorded a 59 mph gust. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Berkley | - | Flooding at intersection of Eagle avenue and 310th street. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Berkley | - | A storm chaser caught a brief tornado in rural Boone county. The tornado did not impact any damage indicators, hence the EFU rating. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Berkley | - | Tornado moved in from Dallas County. This was a short segment that remained in agricultural fields with little damage before dissipating. |
| September 2015 | Heavy Rain | Berkley | - | Public reported heavy rainfall storm total of 4.50 inches. End time radar estimated. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Berkley | - | One half inch of rain fell in 15 minutes. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkley | - | Estimated gust of 60 MPH. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Berkley | - | Boone County law reported hail to nickel size with 45 to 50 MPH winds. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Berkley | - | A rainfall amount of 2.20 inches was reported. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Berkley | - | Brief touchdown |
| July 2021 | Hail | Berkley | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Berkley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Beaver | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ogden | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Coal Valley | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Moingona | 10.9 miles | 13 | |
| Logansport | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Centerville | 13.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wolf | 13.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 454527. 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.







