Langworthy, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52252. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle. It stands 860 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1900 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Farley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Langworthy between 2009 and 2012, burning about 32 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 16326 HWY 151, MONTICELLO, IOWA |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 March 2009 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Langworthy: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clement Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lang Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Matternach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Langworthy in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langworthy | $5,000 | Winds estimated to be 70 mph blew down some trees and power poles and flattened some crops.| |
| July 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Langworthy | - | An EF-1 tornado touched down southwest of Monticello damaging outbuildings and snapping large trees on two farmsteads. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langworthy | - | Several 3 to 5 inch tree limbs blown down. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langworthy | - | A large tree was blown down in a field. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Langworthy | - | The tornado touched down south of Central City in the county fairgrounds outfield area, and tracked about 12 miles northeast through Prairieburg before lifting in rural Jones County. The most intense damage occurred near and in Prairieburg. At a farmstead just southwest of town, a woman was injured when her garage collapsed on her. In Prairieburg, the grain elevator sustained severe damage, one mobile home was lofted and destroyed, and another mobile home severely damaged. On the east edge of town, a horse barn was destroyed. One horse was killed and two others sustained injuries. Northeast of town, a hog building was destroyed, killing several young hogs. This EF2 tornado moved in from Linn County. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Langworthy | - | Law Enforcement reported nickel sized hail and estimated wind speeds of 50 mph. Time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langworthy | - | The public reported a large barn blown down and a wagon moved 100 feet and tipped over. There was also damage to three other barns on the farm. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Langworthy | - | The emergency manager reported the low lying town of Langworthy was evacuated. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Langworthy | - | Non-severe hail (<1.0) fell about 8 miles north of Anamosa, IA at 728 pm April 6. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Langworthy | - | Nickel-sized hail fell in Langworthy, IA at 3:25 pm June 12. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Langworthy | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Langworthy | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Langworthy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Downers Grove (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| East Monticello | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Amber | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Junction Switch | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Edinburg | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Scotch Grove | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cass (historical) | 6.5 miles | 14 |
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 Langworthy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6486996 | 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 458223. 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.








