BlockLeslie, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Knox Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50213. The Survey maps it on the Lacelle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Lacelle quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Leon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Leslie between 2013 and 2020, burning about 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Leslie: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leslie in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Leslie | $100,000 | Washouts were reported on some county roads and some paved highways were threatened by flood waters. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | $50,000 | Grain bins were damaged by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | $50,000 | A machine shed was destroyed and debris strewn across the field to the northeast. A large tree was snapped toward the top. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | $35,000 | A hog confinement building was damaged with roofs off of the buildings at the intersection of H48 and R48 east of Highway 69. Possible tornado. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Leslie | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leslie | - | Delayed report, time estimated by radar. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Leslie | - | Power lines downed and numerous trees damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay (historical) | 2.3 miles | 7 | |
| Groveland (historical) | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Lacelle | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Osceola | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Smyrna | 10.0 miles | 7 | |
| Hopeville | 10.5 miles | 7 | |
| Murray | 10.5 miles | 9 | |
| Woodburn | 11.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458293. 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.