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Dahlonega, Iowa

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Dahlonega Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52501. The Survey maps it on the Farson quadrangle.

Dahlonega within Wapello County

On record in Dahlonega

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

21 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Dahlonega between 2002 and 2018, burning about 119 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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/undetermined12
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
4 August 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 August 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
11 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
4 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
31 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
2 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
11 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wapello County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Dahlonega: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Old City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bear Creek QuarriesLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Can-Tex Industries Ottumwa PitClayProducer
Harrows Branch QuarriesLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Ottumwa Brick and Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Materials Service PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ottumwa PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wapello County

Storms near this place

16 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dahlonega in 16 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 8 heavy rain, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023Tornado (EF2)Dahlonega$2,000,000Long track tornado began in Wapello County northeast |of Ottumwa then tracked northeast into Keokuk County. |The primary damage in Wapello County consisted of three |homes and one hog confinement facility. The first home |lost the entire roof and one external wall. The first failure |point was likely the wind entering and lifting the garage |which then led to failure of the roof. The home only had |straight nailed connections to the external walls spaced|every 18 inches and less to the roof. An unoccupied |mobile home on the property was not well anchored and |rolled to total destruction. This location was rated 110 mph |and EF-1. Two well anchored hog confinement buildings |were totally destroyed and were rated EF-2. The tornado |then impacted a location with a well built 2 story brick |house. The house suffered some roof and window damage |and a loss of a garage door but sustained little other |damage. Other damage indicators at the site suggested |EF-1 winds. Total destruction of a house occurred just |prior to the tornado exiting the county. This older house |sat unanchored to the concrete block basement. The house |was pushed off the foundation and crumbled. Some trees |near the house and a propane tank were mostly left with |little damage. A larger tree directly next to the house on |the wind side had several large limbs removed. Due to |all of these reasons, the wind at this location has been |rated at 135 mph, or high end EF-2.
August 2010Flash FloodDahlonega$250,000Local law enforcement and trained spotters report water flowing over Highway 149 and North Court Road in the 2600 to 2700 block on the north side of Ottumwa. Water was up to the windows of cars with vehicles stalling and traffic backing up.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$50,000Wooden barn and carport destroyed with lots of tin spread about.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$25,000Barn damage was reported.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$10,000Six to 10 inch tree limb damage and an empty enclosed trailer blown over.
May 2014HailDahlonega$3,000no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000Law enforcement reported a power pole downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2021Heavy RainDahlonega-A trained spotter reported 6.5 inches of rain fell in 12 hours.
June 2021Heavy RainDahlonega-Trained spotter reported 3.50 inches of rain in 24 hours.
June 2020Heavy RainDahlonega-Coop observer recorded 3.03 inches of rainfall over the last 24 hours.
May 2019Heavy RainDahlonega-CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.06 inches over the last 24 hours.
August 2018Heavy RainDahlonega-CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.50 inches over the last 24 hours.
August 2018Heavy RainDahlonega-CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.36 inches over the last 24 hours.
April 2017Heavy RainDahlonega-CoCoRaHS report of 1.47 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. Delayed report.
November 2015Heavy RainDahlonega-CoCoRaHS observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.53 inches over the last 24 hours.
April 2010HailDahlonega-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wapello County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Loch Burns2.5 miles9
Rutledge2.7 miles9
Phillips3.0 miles9
Ottumwa3.5 miles9
East Ottumwa3.7 miles9
Ottumwa Junction3.8 miles9
Pickwick4.3 miles9
Highland Center4.8 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455767. 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.