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Keystone, Iowa

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Kane Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52249. The Survey maps it on the Keystone South quadrangle. 599 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 883 feet above sea level.

Keystone within Benton County

Population over time

2 figures

Keystone fell from 622 to 599 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010622
2020599-23 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 8 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

2 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Keystone between 2017 and 2018, burning about 4 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/undetermined2

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
11 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 January 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Benton County

Storms near this place

56 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keystone in 56 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 29 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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
May 2003HailKeystone$500,000no account filed
August 2009Thunderstorm WindKeystone$50,000Wind gusts estimated to be 80 mph blew down several 1.5 foot diameter trees and 3 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs, moved and overturned some grain wagons about 100 yards, blew away some mail boxes, and ripped the doors off a house and barn about 4 miles southwest of Van Horne, IA around 745 pm August 9.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKeystone$25,000Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a grain bin over in Keystone, IA at 1:42 am June 6. The grain bin struck some power lines resulting in a power outage for the area.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindKeystone$20,000Winds estimated to be 70 mph blew a 55,000 bushel grain bin over and a fertilizer storage bin 30 feet.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindKeystone$8,000no account filed
July 2006HailKeystone$4,000Dime then quarter to half dollar size hail
May 2004HailKeystone$3,000no account filed
July 2006HailKeystone$2,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Estimated 60 MPH gust blew over lawn furniture.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Estimated 60 MPH gust blew over lawn furniture.
July 2025Tornado (EF1)Keystone-An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 105 mph hit a farm outbuilding around 320 PM. The path continued through corn hitting a house, snapping some trees and destroying a garage at the end of its 3.8 mile long and 20 yard wide path. The peak estimated winds were 105 MPH.
June 2020FloodKeystone-A member of the general public provided pictures via social media showing flooding of fields that spread onto rural roads.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Reported from near Highway 30 and Iowa 131 Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindKeystone-The emergency manager reported 70 mph winds at the Keystone Fire Department.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindKeystone-A 64 mph wind gust was recorded 2 miles southeast of Keystone, IA at 518 pm CDT June 29.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindKeystone-A 75 mph wind gust was recorded 3 miles southeast of Keystone, IA at 449 am CDT July 11.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several large trees in Keystone, IA around 503 am CDT July 11. Some crop damage was also observed.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindKeystone-A 59 mph wind gust was measured about 3 miles southeast of Keystone, IA at 1141 pm CDT August 8.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindKeystone-A 60 mph wind gust was measured about 1 mile south of Keystone, IA at 1134 am June 18.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a large tree down across a road about 2 miles northeast of Keystone, IA around 106 pm CDT August 13.
February 2009HailKeystone-A trained spotter reported nickel size hail completely covering the ground about 4 miles north of Keystone.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Wind gusts estimated to be 90 mph were observed in Keystone, IA around 740 pm August 9. This report was relayed by the emergency manager.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some trees and tree limbs in Keystone, IA around 723 pm August 9.
May 2008HailKeystone-A cocorahs observer reported penny to nickel size hail southeast of Keystone.
June 2008HailKeystone-Hail the size of quarters was reported in Keystone.
June 2008HailKeystone-Hail the size of quarters was reported 2 miles south of Keystone.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKeystone-A 64 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured on a Davis weather station system about 4 miles southwest of Vinton, IA.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Wind gusts were estimated to be at least 60 mph in Keystone, IA at 1:43 am June 6. A power outage was also reported. This report was relayed by the Benton County Emergency Manager.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Wind gusts were measured to be 61 mph about 4 miles southwest of Van Horne, IA at 1:48 am June 6.
June 2008HailKeystone-Penny to nickel-sized hail fell for about 10 minutes about 5 miles northwest of Van Horne, IA between 2:35 and 2:45 pm June 20.
June 2008Flash FloodKeystone-Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of parts of Benton County on June 12. Numerous creeks and streams, including Prairie Creek, flooded out of their banks. In addition, several backyards and farm fields were flooded.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew down some tree branches 3 to 4 inches in diameter in Keystone, IA at 838 pm July 19.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed in Keystone, IA at 838 pm July 19.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKeystone-A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph. The wind brought 2 inch diameter tree branches down, and ripped new gutter downspouts off a home.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKeystone-A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph.
June 2008HailKeystone-A trained spotter reported penny to nickel size hail 3 miles southeast of Keystone.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
March 2007HailKeystone-Penny size hail reported.
April 2006Heavy RainKeystone-Dispatcher measured 1.75 inches of rain since 0600 CST.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Five trees were blown down on a farm.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindKeystone-Power pole and tree limbs knocked down.
April 2001Tornado (F0)Keystone-Brief tornado touchdown on the Benton/Tama county line at Highway 21. No injuries or damage reported.
April 2001HailKeystone-Quarter sized hail at the intersection of Highway 21 and county road E36. Reported by trained storm spotter.
July 2000Flash FloodKeystone-Heavy rains produced flash flooding. A gravel road near Keystone was flooded. Rain filled roadside ditches and fields had standing/running water. Emergency management reported 3.8 inches of rain in Keystone.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindKeystone-no account filed
May 2019HailKeystone-no account filed
April 2019HailKeystone-no account filed
March 2017Thunderstorm WindKeystone-no account filed
May 2016HailKeystone-no account filed
April 2007HailKeystone-no account filed
March 2005HailKeystone-no account filed
June 2005HailKeystone-no account filed
May 2003HailKeystone-no account filed
May 2003Funnel CloudKeystone-no account filed
November 2000Thunderstorm WindKeystone-no account filed
October 1998HailKeystone-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Benton 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
Van Horne5.7 miles9
Irving6.2 miles9
Luzerne7.0 miles8
Rogersville7.8 miles9
Belle Plaine8.2 miles9
Blairstown8.6 miles8
Geneva9.1 miles9
Garrison10.5 miles9

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 KeystoneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1928710The 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 458064. 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.

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.