Highview, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Freedom Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50595. The Survey maps it on the Duncombe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Duncombe quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Highview between 2009 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | WEBSTER CITY |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | WEBSTER CITY |
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 Highview: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moberly Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ahart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Forrester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grandgeorge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highview in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 funnel cloud, 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Highview | $200,000 | Emergency manager reported that Highway 69 near Jewell had water partially covering the road. Several secondary roads, mainly gravel, had water over them as well. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highview | - | Gust measured by a personal weather station. |
| August 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Highview | - | Local fire department reported a brief funnel cloud south of Woolstock. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highview | - | Storm chaser reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Highview | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Highview | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster City | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Homer | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Stonega | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Remicker (historical) | 10.7 miles | 9 | |
| Kamrar | 10.8 miles | 9 | |
| Blairsburg | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Stanhope | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Stratford | 13.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457487. 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.




