Buckhorn, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in South Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52060. The Survey maps it on the Baldwin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Buckhorn between 2009 and 2020, burning about 74 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | E SIDE OF RD, ACROSS FROM 15702 242ND AVE, MAQUOKE |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Buckhorn: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Baldwin Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Maquoketa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rockdale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bloore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Joinerville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Maquoketa Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schwenker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Wirth Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buckhorn in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhorn | $100,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 to 80 mph caused extensive tree damage, destroyed a barn, and downed power poles along a path from just east of Nashville, IA to just southeast of the Maquoketa Municipal Airport around 830 am CDT June 8. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhorn | - | A COOP observer reported corn flattened and trees down near Highway 61. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhorn | - | Winds estimated to be 60 mph were observed about 4 miles west of Maquoketa, IA at 9:30 am June 8. A power outage was also noted. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Buckhorn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hurstville | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Millrock | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Maquoketa | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Baldwin | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ironhills | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| East Iron Hills | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| West Iron Hills | 6.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464477. 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.







