Herrold, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50131. The Survey maps it on the Des Moines NW quadrangle.
On record in Herrold
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 1 record
Herrold Bridgelisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1905 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Des Moines NW quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Herrold between 2006 and 2019, burning about 62 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | 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 |
| 2 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
| 19 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | CAMP DODGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Herrold: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Bradshaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Des Moines North Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jester Park Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jester Pit No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Long Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morning Star Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herrold in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Herrold | $20,000 | Iowa DOT reported that Highway 141 between Grimes and Granger was essentially a sheet of water, with speeds of only 10 mph possible. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $5,000 | An 18 inch diameter tree downed along with smaller 4 inch branches down nearby. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Herrold | $5,000 | At the National Weather Service office. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Herrold | $5,000 | Hail was reported at the intersection of NW Oaktree Drive and Timberbrooke lane. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Herrold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $3,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $3,000 | NWS office in Johnston. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $2,000 | Measured at the NWS office in Johnston. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $1,000 | NWS Employee reported a 6 inch tree branch down on office property. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Herrold | - | Report via mping app. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Herrold | - | KCCI relayed a viewer report of heavy rainfall of 3.60 inches since midnight. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | - | NWS employee reported tree branches down on Beaver Dr and power outages in Johnston. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Herrold | - | NWS office in Johnston experienced quarter sized hail and wind gusts estimated around 40 to 50 mph. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Herrold | - | Rainfall in the past 24 hours was 2.35 inches. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Herrold | - | At the NWS office in Johnston. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Herrold | - | Penny size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 141 near Granger. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Dodge | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Andrews | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Corydon (historical) | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Grimes | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Polk City | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Johnston | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Crocker | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Rider (historical) | 5.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2047899. 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.








