North Cedar, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Cedar Falls City. It lies in ZIP code area 50613. It stands on Snag Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Falls quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Cedar Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of North Cedar between 2002 and 2011, burning about 77 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 June 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 310 ST. SPRUCE AVE, IA |
| 23 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 March 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 November 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of North Cedar: 13 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stead Bros. and Guenther Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Waterloo and Cedar Falls Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Assink Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dobbs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Cedar in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Cedar | $100,000 | Numerous recreational vehicles in a dealership were destroyed. This was likely due to straight line winds. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Cedar | $20,000 | Public report of a large tree crushing a pickup truck. Time estimated via radar. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Cedar | $15,000 | Blinding rain, along with small hail was reported. Three inch tree branches were blown down. |
| May 2011 | Hail | North Cedar | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Cedar | $2,000 | KWWL relayed images of uprooted tree and gazebo damage. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Hail | North Cedar | - | KWWL relayed a report of nickel sized hail. Time and location estimated via radar. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | North Cedar | - | Trained spotter measured 2.4 inches of rain. Beginning time estimated by radar. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | North Cedar | - | KWWL relayed images of street flooding in Cedar Falls. The water appeared to be fairly rapidly moving in the image. |
| June 2016 | Heavy Rain | North Cedar | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 3.25 inches between midnight and 8am. Reported via social media. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | North Cedar | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 3.60 inches. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | North Cedar | - | KWWL reported heavy rainfall of 5.62 inches storm total. Report originally from public, relayed by KWWL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar City | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Norris Siding | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Falls | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Lamplighter Villa | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Castle Hill | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Benson | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Boies (historical) | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Glasgow (historical) | 6.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459569. 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.



