Farlin, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Bristol Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50129. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Jefferson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Jefferson West quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Farlin between 2006 and 2017, burning about 12 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 October 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Farlin: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beazor Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Farlin-Schlick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ferguson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcgregor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thorpe Pit | 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 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farlin in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 | Flash Flood | Farlin | $25,000 | Two feet of water was reported over Highway 4 north of Farlin. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Farlin | $20,000 | This was a relatively brief tornado but none the less strong as it snapped power poles along I Avenue south of 180th Street to the northwest of Farlin. Otherwise, the tornado remained in rural areas of Greene County with no other reports of damage. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farlin | $2,000 | Winds approaching 60 MPH were estimated. Limbs of up to 6 inch in diameter were broken with pea to nickle size hail. |
| August 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Farlin | $1,000 | Tornado traveled northeast through Greene county east of Churdan. Encountered a farmstead where a small barn lost its roof. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farlin | - | Personal weather station recorded 64 mph gust. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farlin | - | Social media report of extensive tree damage including a large tree split and large tree branches broken. Time estimated via radar. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Farlin | - | Public reported quarter sized hail. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Farlin | - | Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Farlin | - | Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Farlin | - | Pea to nickel size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churdan | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Jefferson | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Scranton | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Gravel Pit | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Adaza | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Winkelmans | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Green Brier | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Dana | 11.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 456541. 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.






