Le Grand, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Le Grand Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50158. It stands on Davisons Creek. The Survey maps it on the Le Grand quadrangle.
On record in Le Grand
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 1 record
Le Grand Bridgelisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Le Grand quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marshalltown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Marshalltown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Le Grand between 1996 and 2018, burning about 1,024 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | SETTLE-1 M |
| 9 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | 180 WEST VILLAGE |
| 6 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | 206 WEST VILLAGE |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | 191 WEST VILLAGE |
| 5 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 400 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | MESQ4 |
| 4 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | 1454 HW 30 |
| 29 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | MESQ3 TVFD |
| 28 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | FENCE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Le Grand: 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legrand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Olson Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ruth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ash Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Le Grand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Montour Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| South Le Grand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Le Grand in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2015: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Grand | $50,000 | A machine shed was destroyed and debris was blown 600 feet to the northwest. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Grand | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Grand | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Le Grand | $500 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Le Grand | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dillon | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Predonia (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rockton | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dunbar | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Pickering | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Wolf Lake Addition | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Ferguson | 6.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458254. 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.




