BlockRichmond, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in English River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52247. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kalona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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
- 1969 USGS Kalona quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Richmond: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richmond in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Richmond | - | This tornado snapped/uprooted trees, bent power poles, and damaged several outbuildings along its path. The roofs on 1 machine shed and 3 hog confinement buildings were destroyed as the tornado moved through. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew some branches down 1 mile southwest of Richmond, IA around 540 pm June 23. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | A tree was damaged in town. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Richmond | - | Time estimated. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Richmond | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalona | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Yatton (historical) | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Riverside | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lexington | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Daytonville | 7.2 miles | 7 | |
| Wellman | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Iowa Junction (historical) | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| West Chester | 10.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 460622. 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.
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.