Savannah, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Wyacondah Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52537. The Survey maps it on the Bunker Hill 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.
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Bunker Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Savannah between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,969 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 116 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 87 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 123 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Savannah: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Orill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Savannah in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Savannah | - | Coop observer reported 3.14 inches of rain in 24 hours. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Savannah | - | A 24 hour rainfall report of 2.20 inches. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Savannah | - | Public relayed picture of quarter sized hail. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Savannah | - | Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Savannah | - | CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.46 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Savannah | - | Public reported a tornado near the town of Savannah moving northeast. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunsford | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Mark | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Stiles | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Russellville (historical) | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Monterey | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Steuben | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| West Grove | 8.9 miles | 7 | |
| Bloomfield | 9.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 461435. 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.




