BlockNorwood, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Otter Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50151. It stands on Mouse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lucas 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.
- 1918 USGS Chariton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lucas quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Norwood between 2006 and 2018, 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 54156 HWY 65, IA |
| 21 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Norwood: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norwood in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 3 flood, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flood | Norwood | $75,000 | Many primary and secondary roads were flooded. Some roads were washed out. |
| April 2010 | Flood | Norwood | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Norwood | - | Delayed report of 2.25 inches of rain on the morning of August 25. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Norwood | - | A 24 hour rain total of 4.18 inches. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Norwood | - | A CoCoRaHS observer reported a 24 hour rain total of 2.1 inches. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Norwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Lucas | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Troy (historical) | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Whitebreast | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Indianola Junction | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Chariton | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Last Chance | 11.7 miles | 7 | |
| Williamson | 12.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459672. 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.