Farnhamville, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Reading Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50538. The Survey maps it on the Farnhamville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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
- 1965 USGS Farnhamville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Farnhamville between 2009 and 2012, burning about 17 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 3786 XENIA AVE, LOHRVILLE, IOWA |
| 14 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | BAXTER AVE & 380TH ST., IOWA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Farnhamville: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons 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
24 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farnhamville in 24 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Flood | Farnhamville | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Farnhamville | $75,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Farnhamville | $50,000 | This tornado had a path in both Calhoun and Webster Counties. The path started west northwest of Farnhamville with the tornado heading north northeast passing on the east side of Somers. There was EF2 damage observed to the east southeast of Rinard where large utility poles were snapped. Additional tree and barn damage was observed south of Somers. The path continued top the northeast before exiting the county into Webster County just south of US Highway 20. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Farnhamville | $50,000 | Law enforcement reported a one mile stretch of P21, Zearing Ave, closed due to water over the road. Depth was unknown at the time, but Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputy felt strongly enough that it needed barricades. The location was between 320th and 330th. Cause likely from Hardin Creek. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Farnhamville | $50,000 | Tornado touched down on a farm north of Farnhamville, damaging several buildings on the farm. The tornado moved from Calhoun County into Webster County. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Farnhamville | $30,000 | A tornado caused damage to 4 farmsteads with damage to trees and some minor damage to the farmstead. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Farnhamville | $25,000 | Streets were reported as impassable with water over the roads south of Farnhamville at 370th and Highway P21. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Farnhamville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Lightning | Farnhamville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Farnhamville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Farnhamville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | - | Another in a series of short lived miso-vorticies with this convective system. Produced minor crop damage. Damage was found and documented using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | - | Another very brief miso-vortex which passed into Webster county. This vortex produced minor crop damage. Damage was found and documented using high resolutions satellite imagery. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | - | Very short miso-vortex produced minor crop damage. Damage was found and documented using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farnhamville | - | Small miso-vortex produced minor crop damage before crossing into Webster county. Damage was found and documented using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Farnhamville | - | A trained spotter reported a small funnel half way to the ground just northwest of Farnhamville. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Farnhamville | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Farnhamville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Farnhamville | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 456555. 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.





