BlockCosgrove, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hardin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52322. It stands on Bradley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tiffin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Iowa City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Fairfax quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tiffin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Tiffin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Cosgrove between 2009 and 2020, burning about 97 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 March 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2011 COPI RD., OXFORD, IA, IA |
| 20 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cosgrove in 6 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Cosgrove | 2 hurt | A tornado developed just southwest of Coralville, crossed Highway 218 and damaged the James St. Warehouse near Highway 6 in Coralville. Several trailers and a truck were flipped over in the vicinity. A retail building also had part of a roof lifted off with several vehicles rolled or flipped. The tornado then tracked into a residential area and uprooted and snapped numerous trees. At least 2 injuries were reported by emergency management. Damage then became more sporadic before the tornado reintensified across Coralville Reservoir. A more concentrated path began near Sugar Bottom campground east of North Liberty and continued northeast towards Solon. A radio tower collapsed and a roof was lifted off a home and partially removed. The tornado continued northeast into a field before eventually reaching another farmstead and destroying an outbuilding. Debris from the farmstead was lofted into a field with a 2x4 driven into the ground. The tornado continued into Solon, uprooting trees, bending street signs, and destroying another outbuilding before dissipating and lifting just north of Sutliff Rd. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cosgrove | $8,000 | Individual observed the Iowa City tornado to the east and Sharon Center tornado to the southeast. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosgrove | $1,000 | A few shingles off the farm house and a few fruit trees downed on the Mitch Thompson farm. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosgrove | - | Semi blown over on Interstate 80 near Mile Marker 232. Time estimated from radar. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosgrove | - | Johnson county emergency manager estimated winds up to 70 mph occurred on I-80 at the Iowa-Johnson county line. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Cosgrove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windham | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Frytown | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Tiffin | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Oxford | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sharon Center | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Western Hills Mobine Estates | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Vernon | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Amish | 7.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455649. 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.
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.