Davis Corners, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Howard Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52155. The Survey maps it on the Lourdes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Lourdes quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Charles City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Davis Corners between 2009 and 2020, burning about 140 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 65 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Davis Corners: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Corners Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dotzler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Souhrada Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Davis Corners in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davis Corners | $185,000 | An apparent downburst hit the parking lot of Featherlite Trailers damaging 36 trailers. Many of them were tossed into the air or into other trailers. The damage occurred after security had left the facility and was found the next morning. Although not impossible, there was not ample evidence to document this as a brief tornado touchdown. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davis Corners | $65,000 | In Davis Corners, trees were blown down, a shed was demolished, an outbuilding had the front overhead door blown in along with a wall and backdoor blown out. The roof on a house was totaled by the winds. Another business had a metal building with several puncture holes from flying debris and had an outbuilding blown down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davis Corners | $40,000 | Two outbuildings were blown apart and a branch was forced through the wall of a home northeast of Davis Corners. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davis Corners | $30,000 | Trees were uprooted, power poles snapped and a metal barn roof was partially blown off west of Davis Corners. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davis Corners | $12,000 | A semi truck was blown over on U.S. Highway 63 north of Davis Corners and sustained minor damage. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davis Corners | $5,000 | Trees were blown down south of Davis Corners and a roof was blown off of a unknown building type. |
| June 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Davis Corners | - | A funnel cloud was seen west of Saratoga. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Davis Corners | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Davis Corners | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Davis Corners | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Springs | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Maple Leaf | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Saratoga | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Schley | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Lidtke Mill | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Bonair | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Lourdes | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Forest City (historical) | 8.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455808. 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.




