BlockRuble, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51001. The Survey maps it on the Ireton SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Ireton SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Sioux City North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Ruble in 2009, burning about 33 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ruble: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Siebens | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mrs Hanson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ruble in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Flood | Ruble | - | A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 4 to 7 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20, 24 and 25. Specific weekly totals included 4.47 inches at Akron and 4.89 inches near Le Mars. Minor flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land inundated as Perry Creek near Merrill (gage site PCMI4) briefly crested 1.5 feet above flood stage on June 25. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Ruble | - | A day of periodic moderate rain bringing 2.89 inches to Akron and 3.37 inches to Le Mars resulted in minor flooding to small streams by late evening on September 4. Significant agricultural flooding occurred as Perry Creek near Millnerville (gage site PCMI4) crested 2.2 feet above flood stage around 0000CST on September 5, falling very quickly below flood stage by 0500CST. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruble | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruble | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Ruble | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Ruble | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ruble | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaville | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Crathorne | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Mammen | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Brunsville | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Craig | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Akron | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Millnerville | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| West Le Mars | 9.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464730. 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.