BlockGarber, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Volga Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52048. It stands on Wayman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Garber quadrangle. 76 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 663 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGarber fell from 88 to 76 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 88 | |
| 2020 | 76 | -12 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1902 USGS Elkader quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Garber quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Oelwein quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Garber between 2006 and 2013, burning about 11 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Garber: 9 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurrence | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roadcut | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Roadcut | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Roadcut | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Fassbinder Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Morarend Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
43 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garber in 43 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 28 flood, 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Garber | $2,000,000 | The Turkey River at Garber had a major flood and crested at 29.1 feet around 11:30 a.m. CDT on June 10. The all-time record crest of 32.8 feet occurred on May 23, 2004. Flood stage is 17.0 feet. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garber | $175,000 | Three barns and a machine shed were destroyed northeast of Garber. Several trees were also uprooted, a garage collapsed and some roof panels were taken off a farm building. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garber | $50,000 | Farm buildings were damaged or blown over along a path from Garber to about 2 miles southeast of Garber. |
| August 2016 | Flood | Garber | $45,000 | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over six feet above the flood stage at 23.6 feet. Flooding along the Turkey River throughout the county damaged some roads. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Garber | $15,000 | Golf ball sized hail fell north of Garber. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Garber | $12,000 | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over eight feet above the flood stage at 25.15 feet. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Garber | $8,000 | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested a foot and a half above the flood stage at 18.5 feet. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Garber | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garber | - | Law enforcement reported 3 trees blown down within the city limits of Garber. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from the combination of rainfall and melting snow pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested almost a foot and a half above the flood stage at 18.35 feet on the 27th. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Garber | - | A tornado developed in Delaware County, crossed into Clayton County between Edgewood and Colesburg, and crossed Horseshoe Road before dissipating. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Garber | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Elkport. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over six feet above the flood stage at 23.39 feet. This was the fourth highest crest on record. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from the heavy rains associated with Tropical Depression Cristobal pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over three feet above the flood stage at 20.53 feet on the 11th. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from rain and melting snow, along with ice jams, pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over eight feet above the flood stage at 25.6 feet on March 14th. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Garber | - | The mesonet reporting equipment near Garber measured 3.5 inches of rain. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested just over two feet above the flood stage at 19.02 feet. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from recent rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks for the second time in less than a week in Garber. The river crested less than a half foot above the flood stage at 17.38 feet. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over four feet above the flood stage at 21.24 feet on September 6th. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested less than a foot above the flood stage at 17.69 feet on the 6th. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over seven feet above the flood stage at 24.47 feet on September 20th. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested less than a foot above the flood stage at 17.8 feet on the 10th. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over three feet above the flood stage at 20.63 feet on October 10th. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over six feet above the flood stage at 23.7 feet on October 1st. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garber | - | An estimated 70 mph wind gust occurred in Garber. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over two feet above the flood stage at 19.37 feet. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested almost seven feet above the flood stage at 23.75 feet. |
| June 2016 | Flood | Garber | - | Heavy rains across portions of northeast Iowa pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested at 18.62 feet, which was over a foot and a half above the flood stage. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over two feet above the flood stage at 19.22 feet. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garber | - | An estimated 75 mph wind gust occurred in Garber. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in and near Garber. The river crested almost eight feet above the flood stage at 24.78 feet. Around 30 acres of corn were destroyed from the flooding. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over ten feet above the flood stage at 27.18 feet. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out its banks in Garber. The river crested four and a half feet above the flood stage at 21.59 feet. |
| March 2013 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from snow melt and heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Garber. The river crested almost four feet above the flood stage at 20.76 feet. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Garber | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested almost five and a half feet above the flood stage at 22.47 feet. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Garber | - | The Turkey River near Garber rose above the flood stage of 17 feet during the early afternoon hours on March 11th. It crested at 19.72 feet on the morning of March 12th around 8:15 a.m., before falling back below flood stage on the evening of March 13th.||Only minor flooding was observed as the river rose above flood stage, with no damage reported. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Garber | - | Locally heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in the vicinity of Garber on July 7th and 8th. The river exceeded the flood stage by almost a foot cresting at 17.78 feet. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Garber | - | Locally heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks twice in the vicinity of Garber from July 22nd through the 25th. The river exceeded the flood stage by almost seven feet cresting at 23.98 feet on the 23rd, briefly fell below flood stage and then exceeded the flood stage by over seven feet on the 24th cresting at 24.05 feet. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Garber | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Garber | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Garber | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Garber | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Garber | - | 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.
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 Garber | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1923554 | 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 456820. 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.