Locust, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pleasant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52101. The Survey maps it on the Highlandville quadrangle.
On record in Locust
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Locust Schoollisted 1978 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1906 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Decorah 1 NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Highlandville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Locust between 2010 and 2018, burning about 26 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | STEVE NELSON 3461 BEAR CREEK RD., DEC |
| 19 October 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Locust: 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Broghammer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hanson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Highlandville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Locust Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Peterson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stoskopf Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknonw | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Locust in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Locust | $5,000 | This EF-0 tornado developed about 5 miles north of Decorah, embedded within a downburst that resulted in a complex damage path. The tornado damaged trees, crops, and one outbuilding before being overcome by downburst winds. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust | $5,000 | The public reported roof damage northeast of Decorah. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust | - | The public reported trees down around a residence north of Decorah and one 12-inch diameter pine trunk snapped. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Locust | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springwater | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Highlandville | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sattre | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hesper | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Canoe (historical) | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Burr Oak | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Freeport | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Decorah | 8.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464626. 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.







