Langdon, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meadow Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51301. The Survey maps it on the Dickens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Fairmont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Dickens quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Iowa Great Lakes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Langdon between 2006 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 October 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Langdon: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Langdon in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2014: 5 hail, 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 1994 | Hail | Langdon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Langdon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdon | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, and blew the roof off a building. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Langdon | - | Golf ball size hail caused an unknown amount of damage to windows and vehicles. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdon | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one tree and several large branches blown down. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Langdon | - | Large hail was accompanied by estimated 50 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdon | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Langdon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fostoria | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Birchwood Estates | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Spencer | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Dickens | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Everly | 13.3 miles | 7 | |
| Gillett Grove | 14.1 miles | 7 | |
| Greenville | 14.1 miles | 7 | |
| Royal | 14.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458221. 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.



