BlockCooper, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50129. The Survey maps it on the Cooper quadrangle. It stands 1,079 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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 Bagley quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Cooper quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Guthrie Center quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Guthrie Center quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cooper: 4 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Goodale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cooper in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Cooper | $800,000 | Tornado moved into Greene County from Guthrie County. This tornado produced damage through rural south and east portions of the county. The tornado passed just southeast of the hamlet of Cooper and through Grand Junction. Most of the damage was EF0 to EF1 with tree and minor house damage. However, the tornado strengthened north of Grand Junction with power pole damage and then toppling an industrial wind mill along W Avenue with an EF2 rating at that location. The circulation then destroyed a confinement building before dissipating several miles northeast of Dana. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Cooper | $350,000 | Tornado continued into Greene County from Guthrie County. The path through Greene County was long but remained in rural portions of the county. Damage to rural outbuildings occurred in southern Greene county with more intense damage south of Jefferson. Utility poles were snapped along 280th Street near where N Avenue intersects the road. The tornado then impacted a farmstead on the west side of Highway 4 destroying several outbuildings and producing minor damage to the home. The tornado proceeded northeast crossing US Highway 30 east of Jefferson and then continued in rural areas before lifting north of Dana. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Cooper | $100,000 | This tornado moved from Guthrie into Greene County. The tornado destroyed several grain bins shortly after entering the county and then snapped several large power poles along 330th Street between F and G Avenues. The tornado continued northeast producing sporadic damage in rural southern Greene County before dissipating north of 300th Street between H and I Avenues. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Cooper | $50,000 | Emergency Manager reported water over 330th street near J avenue just north of Bagley. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooper | $25,000 | Numerous trees down in Squirrel Hollow Park. Some damage to the park bridge with fallen trees. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cooper | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Cooper | $10,000 | Law Enforcement reported extensive flooding throughout the county including around the Cooper area and P Ave. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Cooper | $10,000 | An aerial survey showed very intermittent track that began 3 miles north of Coon Rapids, in Carroll County, and continued east, into Greene County, for approximately 15 miles, dissipating near Cooper. The maximum width was 50 yards. Crop damage was reported and power poles bent but no structures were impacted. A two mile continuous swath of corn damage occurred 4 miles west of Cooper with numerous meanders and turns. The strength was EF0 ending at approximately 1825CST. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooper | $5,000 | Three to four inch diameter tree branches down. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Cooper | $3,000 | Pea to quarter size hail covering the ground. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Cooper | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Cooper | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooper | - | A 60 mph gust at a personal weather station. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Cooper | - | Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Cooper | - | Rainfall amount of 5.50 inches was reported. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Cooper | - | Rainfall of 4.50 inches was reported. There was ponding of water on roads, but no erosion or flooding problems. |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Cooper | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winkelmans | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Green Brier | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Jefferson | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Rippey | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Grand Junction | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Gravel Pit | 10.7 miles | 9 | |
| Farlin | 12.1 miles | 9 | |
| Scranton | 12.8 miles | 8 |
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 Cooper | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5167722 | 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 455616. 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.