Massey, Iowa
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Mosalem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52003. It lies near Ninemile Island. The Survey maps it on the Menominee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS East Dubuque quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS East Dubuque quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Menominee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Massey between 2010 and 2020, burning about 47 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | MINES OF SPAIN REC AREA, IOWA |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Massey: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque Sand and Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Excavation | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Outcrop | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Stream Bank | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Graham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hanten Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Mar Jo Hills Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Massey in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | - | The Emergency Manager reported that large healthy trees were uprooted and scattered. They estimated the thunderstorm wind speeds of 90 to 100 MPH. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Massey | - | The Mississippi River at Dubuque Lock Dam 11 began the month above the major flood stage of 20.5 feet. The river was at 21.28 feet at midnight and continued to fall below is major flood stage around 6 PM on May 2nd. The Mississippi River at Dubuque (DBQI4) began the month also at major flood stage over 21.5 feet. The river was 22.8 feet at Midnight, and continued to fall below major flood stage by late evening May 4th. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawondasse | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| King | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Wilkins | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Cattese | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| South Switch Junction | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Key West | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Rockdale | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Dubuque | 6.4 miles | 19 |
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 Massey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60760580 | 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 458851. 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.








