BlockGalesburg, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Elk Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50232. The Survey maps it on the Killduff 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 Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Killduff quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grinnell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Galesburg: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasnor Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stony Point Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galesburg in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 4 flood, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2015 | Flood | Galesburg | $100,000 | The South Skunk River at Colfax crested at 18.33 feet on 01 September 2015 at 5:15 PM CDT. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Galesburg | $50,000 | The South Skunk River crested at 18.78 feet on 17 December 2015 at 07:30 UTC. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Galesburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Galesburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Galesburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Galesburg | $2,000 | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Flood | Galesburg | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Flood | Galesburg | - | The South Skunk River at Colfax crested at 18.80 feet on 16 March 2019 at 15:30 UTC. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killduff | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Reasnor | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Sully | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Murphy | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Wilson (historical) | 8.3 miles | 8 | |
| Monroe | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lynnville | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| Coal Siding (historical) | 9.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 456811. 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.
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.