BlockHopeville, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Doyle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50174. The Survey maps it on the Hopeville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Hopeville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Leon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Hopeville between 2010 and 2014, burning about 125 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 burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 5154 COUNTY RD. X-64, IOWA |
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 Hopeville: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Thayer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopeville in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeville | 1 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Flood | Hopeville | $200,000 | Localized flooding was reported in low lying areas of Murray. West of Osceola, 190th Avenue was closed due to ponding of water over the road. As the rain and snowmelt continued, numerous roads across the county began to flood and were closed as well. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hopeville | $5,000 | Hail reported by the Sheriff's deputy in the small town of Hopeville. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hopeville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Flood | Hopeville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeville | - | Tin blown off of outbuilding on R15. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Hopeville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacelle | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Murray | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Leslie | 10.5 miles | 7 | |
| Groveland (historical) | 10.9 miles | 7 | |
| Green Bay (historical) | 11.9 miles | 7 | |
| Osceola | 13.8 miles | 9 | |
| Jamison | 19.0 miles | 10 | |
| Smyrna | 20.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457651. 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.