Jerome, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52544. The Survey maps it on the Seymour East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1942 USGS Seymour quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Seymour quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Seymour East quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Leon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Jerome between 2009 and 2015, burning about 150 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 47509 523RD, IA |
| 19 January 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Jerome: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Clurg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jerome in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Jerome | $75,000 | Law enforcement reported the tornado on the ground west of Numa, moving northeast. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Jerome | $25,000 | Water over County Highway J46 between 105th Ave and 110th Ave. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Jerome | $25,000 | Four to 6 inches of water was flowing over County Highway J46. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Jerome | $20,000 | Tornado crossed into Appanoose county from Wayne county. After crossing into Appanoose county, the tornado damaged a residence along 110th Avenue with several|trees being topped and buildings damaged. The tornado continued across mainly rural areas of western Appanoose county before crossing IA Highway 2 where minor|damage occurred to a farmstead. The tornado appeared to dissipate shortly after crossing Highway 2. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | $3,000 | Estimated 60 MPH wind. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | $3,000 | Spotter estimated 60 to 70 MPH wind gust. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Jerome | - | No comments included in this report. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Jerome | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plano | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Bellair (historical) | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Numa | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Garfield | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Martinstown | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Diamond (historical) | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Brazil | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Sunshine | 5.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457945. 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.






