Ludlow, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ludlow Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52172. The Survey maps it on the Frankville quadrangle. It stands 1,204 feet above sea level.
On record in Ludlow
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
- Fred W. Meier Round Barnlisted 1986
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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
- 1971 USGS Frankville quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Ludlow between 2009 and 2020, burning about 513 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 300 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Ludlow: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Held Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hughes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ludlow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mccabe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Van Horn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ludlow in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludlow | $30,000 | A barn was destroyed by damaging winds east of Frankville. Tin from the barn was thrown into power lines causing a power outage. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Ludlow | $12,000 | Flood waters covered Pole Line Road northeast of Frankville. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Ludlow | $5,000 | Several roads across the southern sections of Allamakee County suffered minor wash outs due to run off from heavy rains. In addition, the Yellow River was out of its banks and over County Road X16. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludlow | $3,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across the central and southern part of Allamakee County south of Waukon. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludlow | $300 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludlow | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred west of Waukon. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ludlow | - | Quarter sized hail was reported between Postville and Waukon. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Ludlow | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ludlow | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Ludlow | - | 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.
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 Ludlow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6698822 | 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 464631. 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.






