Perlee, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Penn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52556. The Survey maps it on the Fairfield North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Fairfield North quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Perlee between 2008 and 2020, burning about 196 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perlee in 15 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 9 hail, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Hail | Perlee | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters. The time of the hail was estimated using radar. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Perlee | - | A trained spotter reported mostly nickel size hail and several stones the size of quarters near Perlee. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perlee | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some 3 to 4 inch diameter branches 5 miles northeast of Fairfield, IA at 917 am CDT May 29. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perlee | - | A 70 mph wind gust was measured 5 miles northeast of Fairfield, IA at 917 am CDT May 29. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Perlee | - | Non-severe dime sized hail fell about 5 miles northeast of Fairfield, IA at 203 pm CDT September 3. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perlee | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down numerous 4 inch diameter tree limbs about 5 miles northeast of Fairfield, IA at 1042 pm June 1. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Perlee | - | Quarter-sized hail fell about 5 miles northeast of Fairfield, IA at 850 pm June 18. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perlee | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 50 to 60 mph blew down some small branches about 5 miles northeast of Fairfield, IA around 234 am June 18. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perlee | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some tree limbs and small trees about 5 miles northeast of Fairfield, IA at 7:48 pm June 8. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Perlee | - | Penny to quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Pleasant Plain Rd and Olive Avenue near Perlee, IA, or about 6 miles ENE of Fairfield, IA. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perlee | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be 60 mph just northeast of Fairfield, IA. Several tree branches were snapped off. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Perlee | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Perlee | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Perlee | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Perlee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salina | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| East Pleasant Plain | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Veo | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Pleasant Plain | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Maharishi Vedic City | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Beckwith | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Fairfield | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Germanville | 7.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464695. 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.
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.




