Irvington, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Irvington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50560. The Survey maps it on the Algona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Fairmont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Algona quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Estherville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Irvington between 2008 and 2011, burning about 2 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1339 140TH AVE. , IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Irvington: 11 past producers, 4 producers, 3 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartosh Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Corn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Frankel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Heusinkveld Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Irvington | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Irvington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mark T Mcguire Custom Grading Pit#1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reding Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roethler | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irvington in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | $25,000 | A large tree was blocking part of the Highway. Power lines were snapped south of town. Damage also reported in St. Joseph. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Irvington | $5,000 | A brief tornado touchdown was reported with numerous trees uprooted. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Irvington | - | CoCoRaHS station reported 24 hr heavy rainfall of 3.60 inches. |
| June 2024 | Heavy Rain | Irvington | - | Public report of 4 inches of rain. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Irvington | - | Kossuth County Sheriff's office reported Highway 169 under water about 5 miles south of Algona. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Irvington | - | Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 5.8 inches with the afternoon activity. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Irvington | - | Water flowing over the intersection of Highway 169 and 160th Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galbraith | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Algona | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Hobarton | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Saint Joseph | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Saint Benedict | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Sexton | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Lu Verne | 9.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hanna | 10.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457862. 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.



