BlockOakland Mills, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Tippecanoe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52641. The Survey maps it on the Mount Pleasant quadrangle.
On record in Oakland Mills
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Oakland Mills Bridgelisted 1998 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oakland Mills: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Henry County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Smith Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakland Mills in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland Mills | - | A photo of a tree blown down. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Oakland Mills | - | The Skunk River at Augusta Iowa, remained above major flood stage of 20.0 feet from the end of May through June 2nd, when it fell below 20 feet in the evening. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Oakland Mills | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of several creeks near Salem, IA during the early morning hours of June 22. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland Mills | - | A 60 mph wind gust was measured on Highway 34 about 4 miles west of Mount Pleasant, IA at 1115 pm June 1. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Oakland Mills | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of parts of Henry County during the early morning of June 13. The flood waters forced the closure of portions of 253rd Street near Oakland Mills, IA. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Oakland Mills | - | Nickel-sized hail fell 3 miles west of Oakland Mills, IA at 315 am July 21. |
| August 2007 | Flood | Oakland Mills | - | The river level at Oakland Mills went into flood during this period. It crested at 21.18 feet on the evening of the 25th. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland Mills | - | Law enforcement reported a roof blown off a barn. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Oakland Mills | - | Cedar Creek near Oakland Mills rose rapidly to more than 3 feet above flood stage. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakland Mills | - | Trees and limbs downed. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Oakland Mills | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Oakland Mills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Denova (historical) | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Rome | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Belfast (historical) | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Salem | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Traxler (historical) | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Hillsboro | 8.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459769. 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.
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.