Judd, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Colfax Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50501. The Survey maps it on the Evanston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1923 USGS Lehigh quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Judd between 2013 and 2015, burning about 46 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Smoking | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 January 2013 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Judd: 13 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hoover Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hudson/Otho Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Johnston Clay Works | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kalo Brick and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Dodge Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| National Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Producer | ||
| U S Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Producer | ||
| Breen-Jordison Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Cardiff Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Judd in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2018: 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judd | $5,000 | Frequent gusts to 70 MPH from 2115 to 2229 CDT along with pea size hail. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Judd | - | Trained spotter reported nickel to quarter sized hail. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Judd | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Duncombe | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Brushy | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Cypsum City (historical) | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Coalville | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Border Plains | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Kalo | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Shady Oak | 5.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464597. 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.






