Key West, Iowa
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Table Mound Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52003. It stands on South Fork Catfish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dubuque South quadrangle. It stands 820 feet above sea level.
On record in Key West
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.
Mount Saint Bernard Seminary and Barnlisted 1974 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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
- 1935 USGS East Dubuque quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS East Dubuque quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Key West between 2007 and 2015, burning about 45 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 | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | MINES OF SPAIN REC AREA, IOWA |
| 1 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 12250 SWILL VALLEY RD PEOSTA, IA 52068, IA |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 October 2012 | Debris and open burning | 30 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 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Key West: 21 past producers, 6 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Lead, Zinc. 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 | ||
| Brugh and Amsden Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Beadle Mine, Dubuque and L Superior Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Fourteenth Street Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Levens Mine North Langworthy Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Beadle Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Brugh and Amsden Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Fourteenth Street Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Kilbourne Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Level Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Key West in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | $100,000 | Wind gust between 65 and 75 mph caused two anaerobic digesters under construction at the Dubuque Water Pollution Control Plant to collapse around 610 am CDT July 11. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Key West | - | Report gathered from mping indicating flash flooding over the roads, resulting in road closures and stranded vehicles. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Key West | - | Rapid snow melt across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused the Mississippi River at Dubuque Lock and Dam 11 to rise above its major flood stage of 20.5 feet during the evening hours of April 22nd. The river crested at 25.59 feet on April 27th. The river began to gradually fall but remain above major flood stage. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | - | A public reported that there are 3 trees down at this location. The report was received via social media. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | - | No damage reported. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Key West | - | A trained spotter reported hail the size of quarters. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Key West | - | The public reported golf ball size hail. |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | The Emergency Manager observed a funnel cloud near HWY 151 near Ryan Iowa. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Key West | - | Tennis ball sized hail fell 3 miles northeast of the Dubuque Regional Airport, IA around 830 pm CDT April 29. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Key West | - | At 759 am CDT July 28, the rainfall total 4 miles south southeast of Dubuque, IA was 14.50 inches. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Key West | - | Quarter-sized hail fell in Key West, IA at 235 pm CDT September 21. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were reported about 5 miles south southeast of Dubuque, IA at 9:30 pm. Pea-sized hail was also observed. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| South Switch Junction | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Ballyclough | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Cattese | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Cathedral Square | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Center Grove | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Dubuque | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Shawondasse | 4.9 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Key West | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6398104 | 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 458063. 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.








