Norwoodville, Iowa
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Delaware Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50317. It stands on Norwood Branch. The Survey maps it on the Des Moines NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1905 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Des Moines NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Norwoodville between 2006 and 2011, burning about 22 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | U.S 20 @ N-57, IA |
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 February 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Norwoodville: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Hill Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Can-Tex Industries West Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Iowa Clay Pipe Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Berwick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bowser Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Se 22nd St. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norwoodville in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwoodville | $25,000 | Trained spotter reported a sheet metal roof and trees damaged near Euclid and Delaware. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Norwoodville | $20,000 | Iowa DOT reported calls stalled out near the intersection of Euclid and Delaware Ave from high water. |
| September 2018 | Hail | Norwoodville | $15,000 | WHO relayed reports of 2 inch hail in the Norwoodville Neighborhood. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwoodville | $15,000 | An exit sign was blown down on the east Mixmaster. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwoodville | $2,000 | Measured at an IDOT Roadway Weather Information Site. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwoodville | - | Trained spotter reported estimated sustained winds of 45 mph and wind gusts to 60 mph. At the time, small branches broken. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Norwoodville | - | Marble to nickel size hail on Interstate 80. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowsher | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Country Estate Village | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Swanwood | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Berwick | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Marquisville | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Capitol Heights | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Easton Place | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Saylor | 2.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459673. 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.








