Folletts, Iowa
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Camanche Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52730. The Survey maps it on the Cordova quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1892 USGS Leclaire quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Leclaire quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1899 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cordova 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 Cordova quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Folletts between 2008 and 2018, burning about 111 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 | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-117 |
| 12 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 5930 44TH AVENUE S, CLINTON, IOWA |
| 31 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 4602 9TH STREET, CAMANCHE, IOWA |
| 31 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 4602 9TH STREET, CAMANCHE, IOWA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Folletts: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shaffton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mccausland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shaffton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Folletts in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 3 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folletts | $100,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph from an apparent microburst blew down several trees and partially ripped the roofs off of three homes in Folletts, IA around 505 pm CDT July 23. In addition, a barn had its roof blown off. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folletts | - | A law enforcement officer reported a tree was blown down in the Rock Creek Campground. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Folletts | - | The Mississippi River at Camanche (CMMI4) rose above its major flood stage of 20.5 feet during the morning of May 30th and continued into June. The river crested in June, with the stage rising to 21.1 feet at the end of May 31st. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Folletts | - | The Wapsipinicon River at DeWitt 4S (DEWI4) rose above its major flood stage of 12.5 feet during the afternoon of May 28th and continued into June. The river crested in May 30th around 6 AM at 13.68 feet, before falling slowly through May 31st. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folletts | - | A 10 inch diameter tree branch was split. The early morning storm damage time was estimated from radar. |
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Folletts | - | Clinton county emergency management observed a brief tornado in a field, with dust debris noted as it touched down. No damage was reported. The estimated peak wind was 70 mph. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Folletts | - | A tornado touched down south of Low Moor, damaging trees and outbuildings. One home lost part of a roof. |
| March 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Folletts | - | A tornado touched down on the Scott County side of the Wapsipinicon River and quickly crossed the river into Clinton County. Damage was mainly to trees. The wind speeds with this tornado were estimated at 80 mph. |
| July 2014 | Flood | Folletts | - | Heavy rains that fell across the Upper Midwest during the last two weeks of June brought the Mississippi River at Camanche above its major flood stage of 20.5 at approximately 825 PM and fell below 20.5 feet around 1225 PM on July 5. The river crested at 20.9 feet from noon on July 3 to 1100 PM July 4. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Folletts | - | Relayed by KWWL; near Folletts & near the Jct of Z36. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Folletts | - | hail covering the ground in places |
| August 2017 | Hail | Folletts | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Folletts | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaffton | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Low Moor | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Chaney (historical) | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Ramessa (historical) | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Camanche | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Malone | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Elvira | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Clinton Stock Yards | 8.4 miles | 19 |
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 Folletts | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5464645 | 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 456655. 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.










