Olivet, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Scott Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50143. The Survey maps it on the Leighton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1910 USGS Pella quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1912 USGS Pella quadrangle1:62500, 2 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
- 1980 USGS Leighton quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Olivet between 2014 and 2017, burning about 163 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Olivet: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa Clay Products Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Drill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Groenendyk Mcconville Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Occurrence | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Server Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Llyed Barnes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| New Harvey Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pella Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olivet in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Olivet | $100,000 | Law Enforcement reported some roads flooded with water over them in the southwest portion of the county. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Olivet | $75,000 | Several homes were damaged or destroyed, two mobile homes were destroyed. Considerable tree damage was reported. The EF2 damage occurred in the Attica area, along with 10 injuries. The tornado weakened as it moved into Mahaska County out of Marion County. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Olivet | $50,000 | Iowa DOT reported water covering Highway 92 between Highway T17 in Marion County and Highway 163 in near Oskaloosa. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olivet | $2,000 | Damage to tree limbs. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Olivet | - | CO-OP report of 2.08 inches of rain. Beginning and end time roughly estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bellefountain | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Evans | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Bolton (historical) | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Bernina (historical) | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Beacon | 8.4 miles | 7 | |
| Cricket | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lakonta | 9.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464682. 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.







