BlockGarry Owen, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Butler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52032. The Survey maps it on the Bernard quadrangle. It stands 1,040 feet above sea level.
On record in Garry Owen
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Patrick's Church-Garryowenlisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Bernard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Garry Owen between 2018 and 2020, 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Garry Owen: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lytle Creek Diggings | Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Lytle Creek Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | Galena |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garry Owen in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Garry Owen | $1,500,000 | Torrential downpours of rain fell across much of northeastern Jackson County during the evening of July 27 and early morning hours of July 28 resulting in flash flooding of much of the area. Rainfall totals of 7 to 15 inches were common across the area, with most of the rain falling in under 12 hours.||Several bridges were closed and roads washed out in northern Jackson County, including the bridge on 308th Street between Sieverding Ridge Road and U.S. 52, a wooden bridge in Tete De Morts Township on High Bridge Road, and a bridge on 248th Avenue. Some culverts on 370th Street were destroyed. Spruce Creek Park was evacuated. Some basements in Bellevue were also flooded. Annie's Acres along Mill Creek Road was also flooded. |
| April 2026 | Hail | South Garry Owen | - | Report received from Mping. |
| June 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Garry Owen | - | A tornado developed just west of Garry Owen in northwest Jackson County, and moved northeast along an intermittent 3 mile path through farm fields, lifting east of Bernard in southern Dubuque County. The tornado caused tree damage, and extensive damage to outbuildings at 4 farmsteads. The tornado was rated EF1, with maximum winds estimated at 90 to 100 mph, and was on the ground for about 6 minutes. There were no injuries. Assistance provided by Dubuque and Jackson County Emergency Management is much appreciated. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Garry Owen | - | Tornado was rated EF-0 with peak winds of 85 MPH, path length of 0.24 miles and max width 25 yards. The tornado damaged trees along its path. It then continued into Dubuque County. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | South Garry Owen | - | A brief tornado with winds estimated at 90 mph damaged mainly trees. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Garry Owen | - | Law Enforcement reported that a tree was down and blocking the road at the intersection of 113th Avenue and Highway D61. The report was delayed and the time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garry Owen | - | A localized downburst from a collapsing storm cell caused damage to farm outbuildings about 3 miles south of Bernard. Time is estimated based on radar and dispatcher logs. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Garry Owen | - | Dime sized hail on the Jackson/Dubuque County line. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garry Owen | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | South Garry Owen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Garry Owen | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ozark | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Crab Town | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| Otter Creek | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Emeline | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| East Canton | 8.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ozark (historical) | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| West Iron Hills | 10.0 miles | 17 |
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 Garry Owen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19461915 | 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 464556. 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.