Flagler, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Knoxville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50138. The Survey maps it on the Knoxville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1909 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Flagler between 2009 and 2015, burning about 8 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Flagler: 7 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Pelletizing Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Iowa Brick and Tile Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Brickyard | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Durham Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Durham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Battistello | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dingeman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harvey Pit #151 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flagler in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 2010 | Hail | Flagler | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Flagler | $10,000 | Another brief tornado which produced minor damage to an outbuilding and a hoop building. The tornado was captured on video by a storm chaser. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flagler | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported power lines and several tree limbs down. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flagler | $5,000 | Large tree limbs of 3 to 4 inches were down and the power was out. Large hail was also reported a few minutes earlier. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Flagler | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flagler | $3,000 | Large tree branches were blown down. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Flagler | - | Brief tornado captured on imagery and reported by a storm chaser. Tornado did not impact any damage indicators, hence the EFU rating. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Flagler | - | Delayed report of golf ball sized hail. Time estimated via radar. |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Flagler | - | Mesonet station southeast of Knoxville recorded heavy rainfall of 3.01 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Flagler | - | Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Flagler | - | Trained spotter reported up to half dollar sized hail. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Flagler | - | Trained spotter reported penny sized 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Pershing | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Knoxville | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Howell (historical) | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Harvey | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Eifield (historical) | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Attica | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Cordova (historical) | 7.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465640. 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.







