Powersville, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Pleasant Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50636. The Survey maps it on the Nashua NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Nashua NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Powersville between 2006 and 2018, burning about 30 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 January 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | BURIAL HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Powersville: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Johlas Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Powers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Todd Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Powersville in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 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 2007 | Hail | Powersville | $10,000 | Reported near county line. |
| September 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Powersville | $3,000 | A weak tornado touched down west of Nashua. The tornado moved through rural areas producing only some crop damage. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powersville | $300 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Powersville | - | Local officials reported golf ball sized hail 2 miles northeast of Powersville. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powersville | - | Fields of corn were flattened and large tree branches were blow down west of Nashua. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Powersville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Powersville | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Powersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Oakwood | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Carrville | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Roseville | 8.2 miles | 7 | |
| Charles City | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Carney (historical) | 9.1 miles | 7 | |
| Marble Rock | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Aureola | 10.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 460381. 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.



