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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.

Key West within Dubuque County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

11 since 2007

Regional 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/undetermined7
Smoking2
Debris and open burning1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2012Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 July 2012Smokingunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural ResourcesMINES OF SPAIN REC AREA, IOWA
1 April 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resources12250 SWILL VALLEY RD PEOSTA, IA 52068, IA
21 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 October 2012Debris and open burning30 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dubuque County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Becker QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, DimensionPast Producer
Brugh and Amsden MineZinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
Beadle Mine, Dubuque and L Superior MineLead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
Fourteenth Street MineLead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
Levens Mine North Langworthy MineLead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
Beadle MineLead, ZincUnknownGalena
Brugh and Amsden MineLead, ZincUnknownGalena
Fourteenth Street MineZinc, LeadUnknownSphalerite
Kilbourne MineLead, ZincUnknownGalena
Level MineLead, ZincUnknownGalena

Every working recorded in Dubuque County

Storms near this place

14 since 1998

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2011Thunderstorm WindKey West$100,000Wind 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 2004Thunderstorm WindKey West$1,000no account filed
June 2024Flash FloodKey West-Report gathered from mping indicating flash flooding over the roads, resulting in road closures and stranded vehicles.
April 2023FloodKey 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 2022Thunderstorm WindKey West-A public reported that there are 3 trees down at this location. The report was received via social media.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindKey West-No damage reported.
June 2014HailKey West-A trained spotter reported hail the size of quarters.
June 2014HailKey West-The public reported golf ball size hail.
June 2013Funnel CloudKey West-The Emergency Manager observed a funnel cloud near HWY 151 near Ryan Iowa.
April 2013HailKey West-Tennis ball sized hail fell 3 miles northeast of the Dubuque Regional Airport, IA around 830 pm CDT April 29.
July 2011Heavy RainKey West-At 759 am CDT July 28, the rainfall total 4 miles south southeast of Dubuque, IA was 14.50 inches.
September 2010HailKey West-Quarter-sized hail fell in Key West, IA at 235 pm CDT September 21.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindKey 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 1998Thunderstorm WindKey West-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dubuque County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rockdale1.1 miles20
South Switch Junction2.4 miles20
Ballyclough2.4 miles20
Cattese2.9 miles20
Cathedral Square3.2 miles20
Center Grove3.4 miles20
Dubuque3.7 miles19
Shawondasse4.9 miles20

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 WestAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6398104The 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.