Buchanan, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Cass Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52772. It stands on Nicholson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tipton West quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
On record in Buchanan
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 1 record
- Hall, Hannah Morse Fowler, Houselisted 1998
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.
- 1889 USGS Tipton quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Tipton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Stanwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tipton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Buchanan between 2006 and 2018, burning about 164 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1050 210TH ST., TIPTON, IA |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1051 GARFIELD AVE, TIPTON, IA |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Buchanan: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bealer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Robinson Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hodgden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jedlicke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nebergall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buchanan in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buchanan | - | A Cedar County Official estimated thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 MPH generally 6 miles west of the Tipton area. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Buchanan | - | Pea to penny-sized hail was accompanied by wind gusts estimated at 45 to 50 mph. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buchanan | - | Trained spotter reported a shed blown down 6 W Tipton. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Buchanan | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Buchanan | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Buchanan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Valley | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Bluff | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Plato | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tipton | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Springdale | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rochester | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Wald | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| West Branch | 8.3 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Buchanan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16959486 | 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 454910. 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.







