BlockMonti, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Newton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50654. The Survey maps it on the Winthrop quadrangle.
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.
- 1903 USGS Winthrop quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Winthrop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Monti in 2011, burning under an acre 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | YORK AVE AND 310TH ST., IA |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Monti: 4 past producers. None of them 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.
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monti in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monti | $50,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a tree down onto a house about 5 miles southwest of Masonville, IA at 215 pm CDT August 13. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Monti | - | EF1 tornado with peak winds of 100-105 mph began east-southeast of Winthrop and tracked into Delaware County to just east-southeast of Masonville. A barn was completely destroyed at the beginning of its 4.3 mile long path. Additional damage to outbuildings and numerous trees was observed. The tornado also crossed U.S. Highway 20 just south of Masonville. The tornado did roll over a semi trailer. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monti | - | Spotters estimated 64 mph winds. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Monti | - | An EF-1 tornado touched down southeast of Winthrop, Iowa. A house was damaged and the garage door failed, which allowed the roof to come off. Nearby tree damage was also surveyed. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Monti | - | A tornado touched down near the county line and moved east into Delaware County. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Monti | - | The emergency manager reported water was over the 4 lane U.S. Highway 20 at the Delaware/Buchanan county line. The highway was closed due to the high water. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Monti | - | Non-severe hail (<1.0) fell near Monti, IA at 643 pm April 5. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Monti | - | Nickel-sized hail fell 2 miles south of Monti, IA at 500 pm July 10. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Monti | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Monti | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quasqueton | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Winthrop | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Rowley | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| Gatesville | 11.3 miles | 11 | |
| Doris | 11.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hamerville | 14.1 miles | 10 | |
| Independence | 14.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lamont | 15.3 miles | 13 |
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 Monti | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6905905 | 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 464660. 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.