Holbrook, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Greene Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52325. The Survey maps it on the Holbrook quadrangle.
On record in Holbrook
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. Michael's Church, Cemetery, Rectory and Ancient Order of Hibernians Halllisted 1983 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Fairfax quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Holbrook between 2006 and 2020, burning about 238 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | WILLIAMSBURG FIRE |
| 30 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2926 P AVE, PARNELL, IOWA |
| 3 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | WILLIAMSBURG FIRE |
| 9 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | WILLIAMSBURG FIRE |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2926 P AVE. PARNELL, IA 52325, IA |
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holbrook in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 3 hail, 2 tornado, 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 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Holbrook | - | Another large, violent tornado developed in eastern Keokuk County as the initial tornado was weakening southwest of Keota. The tornado tracked to the northeast, on the western fringe of Keota, and crossed into Washington County near the intersection of Keokuk-Washington Road and 180th St. The tornado then continued through northwest Washington county, extreme southeast Iowa County, and into far southwest Johnson County. The tornado severely damaged several homes near Keota, wiping one house completely off its foundation, resulting in EF-4 level damage. A car was lofted in the air and tossed about 1000 feet into a nearby field and trees were completely debarked with only stubs of the largest branches remaining. As the tornado tracked west of Wellman, Iowa it knocked over a 325 ft cell phone tower. The tornado moved into extreme southeast Iowa County near the intersection of Iowa-Washington Road and Ginkgo Ave., and then into far southwest Johnson County, about a third of a mile north of the intersection of Iowa-Washington Road and Johnson Iowa Road SW. The tornado was rated EF-4 in Keokuk County, EF-3 in Washington County, and EF-1 in Iowa and Johnson Counties. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holbrook | - | This is the end of a swath of widespread thunderstorm wind damage with flattened corn. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holbrook | - | Local law enforcement relayed a public report of a tree down on U Ave. and 270th street. |
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Holbrook | - | NWS storm survey teams determined that a tornado developed in far northern Wapello County, crossed Keokuk County and southeastern Iowa County, and ended in rural southwest Johnson County. ||This entry is for the portion of the tornado that affected Iowa County. This long track tornado initially started east of Highland Center and traveled at about 60 mph to the northeast. After crossing Keokuk County, the tornado moved into Iowa County near the junction of the Iowa, Keokuk, and Washington County lines at around 352 pm CDT (252 pm CST). It left a damage path about 10 miles long in rural areas that included damage to outbuildings and trees. ||The tornado exited Iowa County at about 402 pm CDT (302 pm CST) and moved into Johnson County a few miles south of I-80. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Holbrook | - | Quarter sized hail fell 7 miles north of Wellman, IA at 920 pm CDT June 8. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Holbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Holbrook | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Center | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Parnell | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Williamsburg | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| North English | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Conroy | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Homestead | 11.9 miles | 14 | |
| Upper South Amana | 12.4 miles | 13 | |
| South Amana | 13.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464582. 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.
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.







