Granger, Iowa
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50109. The Survey maps it on the Granger quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Madrid quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Madrid quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Granger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Granger between 2006 and 2017, burning about 41 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 31376 210TH STREET, DALLAS CENTER, IA 50063, IOW |
| 11 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Granger: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jester Park Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jester Pit No. 3 | 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 | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granger in 26 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Granger | 2 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granger | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Granger | $25,000 | Water was over the road on County road F31. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granger | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Flood | Granger | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granger | $20,000 | Local fire department reported power poles down. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Granger | $20,000 | Local fire department reported a motorist rescue along Xavier Ave, where water was up to the hood of the vehicle. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granger | $5,000 | Amateur radio reported utility wires down. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granger | $5,000 | A large tree was downed along with some other smaller branches. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granger | $5,000 | Power lines and 18 inch trees down. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Granger | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Granger | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Granger | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Granger | $3,000 | Dime to nickel size hail was reported by KCCI television. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Granger | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Granger | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Granger | - | Heavy hail reported near Granger. Delayed report, time estimated by radar. |
| June 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Granger | - | Public report of a funnel cloud north of Granger, relayed via social media. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Granger | - | CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.88 inches over the last 24 hours. Due to database entry limitation, beginning time coded as midnight CST. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Granger | - | Public reported storm total heavy rainfall of 2.30 inches. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Granger | - | Twenty four hour rainfall total of 3.36 inches. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Granger | - | Rainfall in the past 24 hours was 2.35 inches. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Granger | - | Rainfall in the past 24 hours was 1.87 inches. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Granger | - | Brief touchdown |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Granger | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Granger | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Homesteads | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ingersoll (historical) | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Gibbsville | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Moran | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Xenia | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Woodward | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Dallas Center | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Midwest Country Estates | 10.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457046. 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.







