Dodgeville, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52650. The Survey maps it on the Sperry quadrangle.
On record in Dodgeville
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.
- Allen, Robert and Catharine (Ripley), Houselisted 2025 · 1.0 miles away
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.
- 1934 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Sperry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Dodgeville between 2006 and 2020, burning about 326 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 180 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dodgeville: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediapolis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Sperry Mine and Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Us Gypsum Mine & Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dodgeville in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Dodgeville | $50,000 | The tornado damage included some snapped trees and the destruction of a small barn and outbuilding. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodgeville | - | The Emergency Manager reported roof damage along with a shed blown down at this locating. The time of this event was estimated using radar. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodgeville | - | A tree was blown over onto power lines. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodgeville | - | Wind gust was observed in an open area with no damage. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodgeville | - | An emergency manager reported estimated 62 mph winds. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Dodgeville | - | Heavy rains caused Flint Creek to flood some agricultural fields along Highway 99 and also flood out of its banks near Irish Ridge Road north of Burlington during the afternoon of May 15. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Dodgeville | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Dodgeville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Kline | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Latty | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mediapolis | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kossuth | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Prairie Grove | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Beaverdale | 6.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455937. 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.








