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Mackey, Iowa

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50036. The Survey maps it on the Mackey quadrangle.

Mackey within Boone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

7 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Mackey between 2011 and 2020, burning about 48 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/undetermined6
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 July 2013Debris and open burning1.1 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
21 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 November 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined18 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 October 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources120TH AND HWY 17 BOONE COUNTY, IA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boone County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mackey: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blancher PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jensen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jorden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Boone County

Storms near this place

17 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mackey in 17 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 hail, 2 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2015FloodMackey$10,000Emergency Manager reported 120th St at V ave closed due to flooding from Squaw Creek.
August 2010Flash FloodMackey$10,000Roads closed include 130th Street from Highway 17 to the county line. Water rushing over the road 4 to 5 inches deep and 50 feet wide.
July 2010Flash FloodMackey$10,000Montgomery Creek was far out of its banks and approaching the road bridge. Rainfall of 2.79 inches occurred in under 2 hours.
April 2014HailMackey$10,000no account filed
April 2014HailMackey$3,000no account filed
July 2013HailMackey$2,000no account filed
July 2013HailMackey$2,000no account filed
March 2025HailMackey-Reported from mping.
July 2025Tornado (EFU)Mackey-Tornado developed over cropland and moved to the southeast, continuing into Story County. Satellite imagery and drone imagery provided by emergency management helped to refine the path. No damage occurred to damage indicators, thus the unknown rating.
May 2024HailMackey-Report via mping.
April 2023HailMackey-Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail from 602 to 605pm LDT followed by half in hail until 608pm.
July 2020HailMackey-A trained spotter reported quarter sixed hail north of Boone.
August 2014Tornado (EF1)Mackey-This tornado developed in rural northern Boone county and moved northeast. The tornado produce primarily crop damage although did uproot trees when crossing a small creek. This tornado crossed into Hamilton county before dissipating. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery.
May 2013Heavy RainMackey-Rainfall total was 3.00 inches.
August 2010Heavy RainMackey-Six inches of storm total rainfall since 1900 CST Tuesday night. Reported 3 miles south of Highway E18 on Highway 17.
April 2014HailMackey-no account filed
April 2008HailMackey-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Boone County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Griffen2.5 miles12
Jordan8.2 miles13
Ridgeport8.5 miles12
Ericson9.7 miles13
Boone9.8 miles13
Centerville10.7 miles13
Fraser11.4 miles12
Logansport12.2 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464638. 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.