Floyd Crossing, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Floyd Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50616. The Survey maps it on the Charles City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Charles City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Charles City quadrangle1:100000, 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 Floyd Crossing between 2006 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1500 QUAIL AVE, FLOYD, IA |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2015 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 October 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 January 2006 | 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 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Floyd Crossing: 12 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nims Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Towner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Warnholtz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Becker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Floyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| La Coste Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lent Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Floyd Crossing in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Floyd Crossing | $750,000 | The Cedar River at Charles City had a record crest at 25.55 ft, which occurred about 7:00 a.m. CDT on June 9. The previous record was 22.8 feet, which occurred on July 21, 1999. Flood stage is 12.0 feet. Of note, no river levels were available for a time from June 8-9 due to the river gage and gage house being completely underwater.||The two main traffic bridges in Charles City were closed, splitting the city in half. The walking suspension bridge in Charles City collapsed as well. Immaculate Conception school took a direct hit as water topped all sand bagging efforts flooding the basement and first floor. Many businesses also suffered damaged when water flowed into basements. The fire department was evacuated as flood waters swamped that area of town. Over 500 homes in Charles City were directly impacted. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Floyd Crossing | $625,000 | A tornado touched down west of Charles City and moved north-northeast before dissipating northwest of Colwell. The tornado did extensive damage to seven buildings at the Floyd County fairgrounds. At a fertilizer plant across the road from the fairgrounds a roof was partially peeled off from one building while the main building was left leaning after having an entire side ripped off. Three homes along the path were damaged severely enough to be declared inhabitable. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Floyd Crossing | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floyd Crossing | $2,000 | Trees were blown down just northwest of Charles City. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floyd Crossing | - | An estimated 60 mph gust occurred just northwest of Charles City. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Floyd Crossing | - | Heavy rains caused Beaver Creek to go out of its banks and over State Highway 14 west of Charles City. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Floyd Crossing | - | Quarter sized hail fell west of Floyd Crossing. |
| October 2013 | Hail | Floyd Crossing | - | Quarter sized hail fell just west of Charles City. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Floyd Crossing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Charles City | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Carney (historical) | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Doubleday (historical) | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Oakwood | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Roseville | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Howardville | 7.1 miles | 7 | |
| Nilesville | 7.6 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122557838 | 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 464545. 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.




