Donahue, Iowa
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Allens Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52746. The Survey maps it on the Donahue quadrangle. 335 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 709 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1901 USGS Rock Island quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Rock Island quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Donahue quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Donahue quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Donahue between 2006 and 2019, burning about 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Donahue: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donahue in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Hail | Donahue | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2023 | Hail | Donahue | - | Nickel to almost quarter size hail. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donahue | - | Very strong winds winds estimated with rain blowing sideways. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donahue | - | Large tree branches blown down. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Donahue | - | A trained spotter observed a brief tornado in an open field. The tornado caused no damage from which the National Weather Service could assign an EF-scale rating. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donahue | - | A public report was relayed by NWS employee of a tree 4 to 5 feet in diameter blown down. |
| August 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Donahue | - | An EF-0 tornado touched down near the Scott County and Clinton County line. Minor damage to tree branches was observed in this area. The tornado strengthened and caused damage to trees and a house. Towards the end of its path, it caused mainly damage to corn. The peak estimated winds were 80 MPH and the tornado was on the ground for 4.14 miles. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donahue | - | A trained spotter reported estimated wind gusts to 60 mph along with very heavy rain. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Donahue | - | Law enforcement reported significant water over 115th Ave, on south side of Donahue. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Donahue | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of several county roads in northern Scott County during the late afternoon and early evening hours of May 25. In particular, flood waters covered 305th and 317th streets. A co-op observer also contributed to this report. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Donahue | - | Hail two inches in diameter fell in Donahue, IA. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donahue | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Donahue | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maysville | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Grove | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Long Grove | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Eldridge | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| New Dixon | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Noel (historical) | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Plainview | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dixon | 6.6 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Donahue | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1933575 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455950. 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.









