Oneida, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Oneida Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52057. The Survey maps it on the Greeley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1902 USGS Elkader quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Oelwein quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Oneida between 2009 and 2015, burning about 48 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2539 155TH STREET, EARLVILLE, IA, IOWA |
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 Oneida: 7 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 | ||
| Harris Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oneida Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilcox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oneida in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2009 | Hail | Oneida | $250,000 | Hail the size of a golf ball fell in about 2 miles north of Delaware, IA around 228 pm July 24. Several houses near Highway 38 just north of town sustained broken windows and siding damage due to the hail. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Oneida | $25,000 | Large hail estimated to be golf ball-size fell about 1 mile west of Oneida, IA at the Kleusner farm around 225 pm July 24. The siding of the residence, garage, and other buildings were heavily damaged. The wind driven large hail also broke several windows of both the house and vehicles. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Oneida | - | This EF1 tornado developed southwest of Oneida, IA in Delaware County and moved northeast into Clayton County, IA, around 16:45 LST. This tornado damaged farm outbuildings and trees along its path, determined through ground surveys and Sentinel satellite data, with estimated peak winds around 110 mph. Scour marks on farms were also noted from Sentinel Satellite, as it crossed into Clayton County, about 3 miles west of Colesburg (see NWS LaCrosse StormData for details of tornado in Clayton County). |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oneida | - | Very strong winds reported. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oneida | - | This report was from the county emergency manager who estimated wind gusts up to 75 mph. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oneida | - | Winds were estimated of 60 to 70 mph. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Oneida | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dutchtown | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Almoral | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Almoral Siding (historical) | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Delaware | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Thorpe | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Earlville | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Manchester | 6.7 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Oneida | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q86755830 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459866. 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.






