Oasis, Iowa
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Graham Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52358. The Survey maps it on the Iowa City East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1894 USGS West Liberty quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Stanwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Iowa City East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Iowa City East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Oasis between 2006 and 2020, burning about 304 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oasis: 5 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dingleberry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Donovan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oasis in 9 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oasis | - | A public report that 2 fruit trees were blown over and another large tree was split. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Oasis | - | Spotters reported nickel size hail. The time was estimated from radar data. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Oasis | - | A spotter reports 1.25 to 1.50 hail falling along Interstate 80. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Oasis | - | Report of 1.5 inch in diameter hail was received from the county emergency manager. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oasis | - | 80 percent of the corn on the Clyde Antone Farm was leveled. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Oasis | - | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Oasis | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Oasis | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Oasis | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Morse | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Graham (historical) | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Newport | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Midway (historical) | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Parkhurst (historical) | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Breckenridge Estates | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Iowa City | 8.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464679. 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.







