Frankville, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Frankville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52162. The Survey maps it on the Frankville quadrangle.
On record in Frankville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Frankville Schoollisted 1978
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1906 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Frankville quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Frankville between 2009 and 2019, burning about 68 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | POSTVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. |
| 17 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | POSTVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Frankville: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Christofferson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Estrem Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Held Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hughes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Livingood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ludlow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sersland-Smorstad Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frankville in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2017: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $13,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $5,500 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $2,500 | Power lines and trees were knocked down. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down south of Frankville. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $2,000 | A number of trees were blown down in Frankville. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $2,000 | A two foot diameter tree and power lines were blown down in Frankville. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Frankville | $1,000 | Also wind gusts hit 50 mph. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Frankville | - | A funnel cloud was sighted just outside of Frankville. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Frankville | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Frankville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Frankville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moneek | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Prairie | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Castalia | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Nasset | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Junction (historical) | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ossian | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Thoten | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Nordness | 8.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 456746. 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.






