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Hanover, Iowa

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hanover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52172. The Survey maps it on the Hanover quadrangle.

Hanover within Allamakee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

10 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Hanover between 2015 and 2020, burning about 222 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 burning6
Recreation and ceremony2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 April 2018Debris and open burning40 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined13 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 April 2018Debris and open burning25 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
23 April 2018Debris and open burning15 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
23 April 2017Debris and open burning50 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 April 2020Debris and open burning5.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 April 2019Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Allamakee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Hanover: 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mineral Creek MinesLead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Smithsonite
Mineral Creek MinesLeadPast Producer
Waukon Iron MineIronPast ProducerHematite, Limonite
Iverson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lonning PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Boonies QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dixon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hammell QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hanover QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Allamakee County

Storms near this place

13 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanover in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008FloodHanover$750,000The Upper Iowa River at Dorchester crested around 1 a.m. CDT on June 9 at a record level of 22.46 feet. The previous record crest was 22.2 feet on February 28, 1948. Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
August 2024Tornado (EF1)Hanover$50,000This EF-1 tornado damaged mainly trees along its path about 5 miles north of Waukon. One home had a garage roof taken off and several outbuildings/vehicles were damaged as well.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindHanover$18,000no account filed
August 2007Flash FloodHanover$4,000Oneill Ridge road was closed due to high water. Partial road closures throughout the remainder of the county due to heavy rainfall. Time was estimated.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHanover$3,000Car blown into a ditch reported by law enforcement.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHanover$2,000Numerous temporary tents were blown over at an outdoor wedding reception southwest of Dorchester.
July 2006HailHanover$1,000no account filed
September 2018Flash FloodHanover-Runoff from heavy rain caused high water in and around Dorchester.
June 2014Flash FloodHanover-Runoff from heavy rains caused water to go over roads in Allamakee County causing county officials to close at least 13 roads. Street flooding also occurred in Waukon.
May 2007HailHanover-no account filed
July 2000Tornado (F0)Hanover-no account filed
July 1997HailHanover-no account filed
July 1997HailHanover-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Allamakee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lycurgus5.5 miles13
Waukon6.7 miles13
Dorchester7.5 miles11
Quandahl7.7 miles11
Ludlow9.6 miles11
Church9.6 miles14
Maud12.2 miles14
Elon12.4 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464572. 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.