BlockDeer Creek, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Deer Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50459. The Survey maps it on the Northwood 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
- 1972 USGS Northwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Deer Creek: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vanderhorse Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deer Creek in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deer Creek | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were down. Winds estimated around 60 MPH along with penny size hail. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deer Creek | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Deer Creek | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 6.25 inches from yesterday evening through this morning. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Meltonville | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Bolan | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Glade | 11.0 miles | 7 | |
| Kensett | 11.0 miles | 7 | |
| Grafton | 12.1 miles | 7 | |
| Silver Lake | 12.8 miles | 7 | |
| Manly | 15.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464514. 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.