Julien, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Dubuque City. It lies in ZIP code area 52068. The Survey maps it on the Peosta quadrangle. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
On record in Julien
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.
Dunleith and Dubuque Bridgelisted 2013 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Julien between 2007 and 2018, burning about 47 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 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 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Julien: 23 past producers, 9 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Bonson Mine | Zinc, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Galena, Limonite, Sphalerite | |
| Brugh and Amsden Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Beadle Mine, Dubuque and L Superior Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Levens Mine North Langworthy Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Beecher West Dubuque Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Browns Bottom Wash Plant Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Treester Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Julien in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Julien | - | Reported by automated weather equipement. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Julien | - | A measured thunderstorm wind gust of 57 knots from Mesonet Station DW9981 near Dubuque. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Julien | - | Time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Julien | - | The emergency manager reported flash flooding along Catfish Creek at Swiss Valley Park. The campground was evacuated. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Julien | - | At 1155 am CDT July 28, the 24 hour rainfall total 4 miles southwest of Dubuque, IA was 15.10 inches. This report was relayed by a media partner. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lore | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Centralia | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Center Grove | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Twin Springs | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Budd | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Peosta | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Graf | 4.9 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q123036902 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464598. 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.






