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Millnerville, Iowa

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Sioux Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51062. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Millnerville quadrangle.

Millnerville within Plymouth County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

3 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Millnerville between 2005 and 2020, burning about 92 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/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 April 2005Recreation and ceremony20 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
30 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Plymouth County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Millnerville: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Miller QuarryClayPast Producer
Mrs HansonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Plymouth County

Storms near this place

23 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millnerville in 23 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 9 hail, 9 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
September 2019FloodMillnerville$10,000After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (generally 3 to 4 inches around Sioux Falls, 4.72 inches at Canton, 2.51 inches at Hawarden), the Big Sioux River near Jefferson (gage site BSJS2) reached the 3rd highest stage on record of 5.83 feet above flood stage on September 18. Significant amounts of the agricultural flood plain were inundated, and numerous county roads were closed including the bridge over the Big Sioux River on County Road 7.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMillnerville-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.
June 2024FloodMillnerville-The Big Sioux River near Jefferson rose above flood stage the morning of June 23rd, cresting around 13.47 feet above flood stage (44.47 feet) on June 24th. This crest is in the Major Stage and broke the previous record. The river then fell below flood stage on the evening of June 29th. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Plymouth County.
April 2023HailMillnerville-Hail 1.0 inch in diameter fell 7 miles east-southeast of Westfield, lasting for 5 minutes.
April 2023HailMillnerville-Hail 1.0 inch in diameter fell 7 miles southeast of Westfield.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMillnerville-Thunderstorms winds blew down a tree across Iowa Highway 12.
August 2020HailMillnerville-Hail occurred near the intersection of county roads K18 and C43.
June 2019FloodMillnerville-A continuation of flooding from May, the Big Sioux River near Jefferson (gage site BSJS2) began the month at 5.02 feet above flood stage. Significant amounts of agricultural land remained flooded, and further impeded spring planting.
March 2019FloodMillnerville-Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 2.46 inches 6 miles north northeast of Elk Point and 1.75 inches at Akron) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural land in the flood plain. The Big Sioux River near Jefferson (gage site BSJS2) reached the highest crest on record at 9.4 feet above flood stage on March 16. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month.
May 2019FloodMillnerville-The Big Sioux River near Jefferson (gage site BSJS2) reached a crest of 5.49 feet above flood stage on May 30. The main impact was inundation of agricultural land, which further delayed the spring planting. Minor flooding continued at the end of the month.
April 2019FloodMillnerville-Runoff from occasional precipitation in early April briefly resulted in significant flooding of agricultural and pasture lands near the Big Sioux River. The Big Sioux River near Jefferson (gage site BSJS2) crested at 0.25 feet above flood stage on April 11.
July 2018FloodMillnerville-Crop and pasture land near the Big Sioux River was severely impacted as river levels climbed to 3.9 feet above flood stage near Jefferson (gage site BSJS2) on July 1.
September 2018FloodMillnerville-Widespread upstream rainfall in the Big Sioux basin from September 18-20 totaled generally 5 to 10 inches, with downstream routing resulting in minor flooding. Significant flooding of crop and pasture land occured as the Big Sioux River near Jefferson (gage site BSJS2) crested 4.8 feet above flood stage on September 25.
June 2018FloodMillnerville-A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 5 to 9 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20, 24 and 25. Specific weekly totals included 7.47 inches at Canton, 9.15 inches at Rock Valley, 4.47 inches at Akron, 5.01 inches at Hawarden and 5.51 inches 6 miles north northeast of Jefferson. Minor flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land inundated as the river crested near Jefferson (gage site BSJS2) 7.4 feet above flood stage on June 26. The river remained at minor flood stage at months end.
October 2013Tornado (EF0)Millnerville-A tornado crossed the Big Sioux River into Plymouth County from Union County in South Dakota. The tornado caused no reported damage in Plymouth County before dissipating.
October 2013Tornado (EF1)Millnerville-A tornado caused tree damage, including several trees snapped off at the trunks.
May 2024HailMillnerville-no account filed
June 2017HailMillnerville-no account filed
May 2016HailMillnerville-no account filed
May 2016HailMillnerville-no account filed
April 2011HailMillnerville-no account filed
June 2008HailMillnerville-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindMillnerville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Plymouth 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
Adaville5.7 miles9
Potosia6.6 miles9
Westfield7.4 miles18
Ruble8.6 miles9
Yeomans8.8 miles12
Brookdale (historical)9.2 miles12
Akron9.7 miles18
Crathorne11.2 miles9

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.

Wikidata item Q122569328The 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 464656. 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.