BlockDewey, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Victoria Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50853. The Survey maps it on the Dewey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Dewey quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Creston quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Creston quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dewey: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Etna Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dewey in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Dewey | $150,000 | NWS storm survey term related this tornado as an EF1 with a peak wind of 89 MPH. Track was continuous 2 3/4 mile path. Most damage was EF0 with one localized EF1 damage area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dewey | $5,000 | A large tree was blown down with numerous 3 to 4 inch branches blown down. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Dewey | - | Nickel to quarter hail relayed to law enforcement from the public. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massena | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Cumberland | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lyman | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Norway Center | 12.5 miles | 9 | |
| Wiota | 16.2 miles | 9 | |
| Grove City (historical) | 17.6 miles | 9 | |
| Anita | 17.8 miles | 9 | |
| Lewis | 19.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464518. 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.