Kendallville, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fremont Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52136. The Survey maps it on the Cresco NE 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cresco NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Charles City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Kendallville between 2007 and 2018, burning about 122 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Kendallville: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bauer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Earl Roberts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kendallville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Reicks Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Winekoff Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kendallville in 26 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 13 hail, 5 flood, 5 flash flood, 3 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 2008 | Flood | Kendallville | $2,700,000 | Several civil cmergency messages were issued for evacuations in the county. Nursing homes and residences in the lower areas on the west side of the city of Decorah were evacuated. Ponding of water in Decorah could not be stopped even with pumps running. Many roads were closed in the county due to high water.||In Fort Atkinson, the supports to a train bridge gave way in addition to damage to Highway 24 near town. Mudslides were also reported on County Road B32 between Fort Atkinson and Festina.||In Spillville, flood waters covered many of the streets and the waste water treatment plant. Sand bagging efforts were haulted as flood waters condintued to rise. |The Turkey River flooded in Spillville and Fort Atkinson and damaged railroad bridges. The Highway 24 bridge over the Turkey was heavily damaged and had to be closed for repairs following the flood. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Kendallville | $1,000,000 | Rounds of thunderstorms produced flash flooding over large parts of the county. Many secondary roads were damaged including infrastructures. The Upper Iowa River also began to rise very quickly. Mudslides were also reported. The Protivin area near neighboring Howard County was also evacuated. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Kendallville | $750,000 | River levels on the Upper Iowa River at Decorah and Bluffton crested at record levels.||Decorah crested at about 9 a.m. CDT on June 9 at 17.9 feet. The previous record crest was 15.2 feet on May 29, 1941. Flood stage at Decorah is 12.0 feet. Sand bagging was needed along the north end of town as water approached the Law Enforcement Center. Several homes and roads were flooded on the east end of Decorah as well.||Bluffton crested at 15.49 feet about 2 a.m. on June 9. Flood stage at Bluffton is 14.0 feet. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Kendallville | $108,000 | Significant rainfall later into June pushed the Upper Iowa River at Kendallville into flood stage on June 23rd. The river stage crested during the evening on the same day in major flood stage at 15.51 ft. This was a new record high river stage for the site. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Kendallville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kendallville | $8,000 | A cattle shed was blown down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kendallville | $7,000 | Several large trees were blow down near Kendallville. Some farm buildings and a grain bin were also damaged. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kendallville | $7,000 | Several large trees were blown down across State Highway 139 near Kendallville. In addition, a tree went down on a house northwest of Kendallville on County Road A14. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Kendallville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Kendallville | $1,200 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Kendallville | $1,000 | Runoff from heavy rain pushed Minor Creek out of its banks near Kendallville. The floodwaters were 1 to 2 feet deep over some rural roads. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Kendallville | - | Quarter sized hail fell northeast of Kendallville. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Kendallville | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported northeast of Kendallville. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Kendallville | - | Ice jams and runoff from heavy rain caused flooding along Silver Creek southeast of Kendallville. County Highway W14 was closed because of the flooding. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Kendallville | - | Ice jams and runoff from heavy rain caused flooding along small creeks north of Kendallville. 318th Avenue was closed because of the flooding. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Kendallville | - | Locally heavy rains pushed the Upper Iowa River out of its banks sending water over County Road W14 east of Kendallville. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Kendallville | - | Locally heavy rain produced rapid runoff and flash flooding at several locations across the county. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Kendallville | - | Water covered 333rd Avenue northeast of Kendallville near the intersection with State Line Road. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Kendallville | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Kendallville | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Kendallville | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Kendallville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Kendallville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Kendallville | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Kendallville | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Kendallville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Burr Oak | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ridgeway | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hesper | 14.6 miles | 12 | |
| Springwater | 16.1 miles | 12 | |
| Decorah | 16.3 miles | 12 | |
| Locust | 16.7 miles | 12 | |
| Spillville | 16.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458041. 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.




