Carlisle, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Allen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50047. The Survey maps it on the Rising Sun quadrangle.
On record in Carlisle
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
Coal Creek Bridgelisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1930 USGS Mitchellville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Rising Sun quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Carlisle: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Brick and Tile Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Occurrence | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Avon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carlisle Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fritz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kibbey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Owens Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pickle Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| White Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carlisle in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 5 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | 5 hurt, $20,000 | School bus overturned by wind gust. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flood | Carlisle | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $5,000 | High winds caused tree damage in Carlisle. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Carlisle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Carlisle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Carlisle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Carlisle | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlisle | - | Trained spotter report measured wind gust using hand-held anemometer. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Carlisle | - | Ponded water a few inches deep was over portions of the road on SE Avon Road in Carlisle. |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Carlisle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Ridge | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Summerset Junction (historical) | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Palmyra | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Hartford | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Ford (historical) | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Summerset | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Greenbush (historical) | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ackworth | 9.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455166. 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.
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.






