Schley, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Paris Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52136. The Survey maps it on the Cresco SW 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cresco SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Charles City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Schley between 2009 and 2020, burning about 229 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 65 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 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 Schley: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schley in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Schley | $600,000 | This was the third tornado of the night in Howard County. This EF0 tornado formed west of Schley and move northeast before dissipating east of Davis Corners. This tornado removed the roof from a hog farm building, drove lumber through the side of a metal building and also damaged other outbuildings and trees. One house had broken windows and some damage from tree branches downed on it. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Schley | $250,000 | This was the fourth tornado of the night across Howard County. This EF0 tornado formed northeast of Schley and moved northeast before dissipating west of Cresco. This tornado caused damage to one farm where a house was effectively destroyed by large trees blown down on it. At another farm, the home sustained roof damage from a large tree downed on it along with broken windows and two metal outbuildings were destroyed with a third damaged. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schley | $50,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schley | $30,000 | An outbuilding and structures on a hog farm southwest of Cresco were damaged. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Schley | $7,500 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Schley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Vernon Springs | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Davis Corners | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Cresco | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Bonair | 8.3 miles | 7 | |
| Maple Leaf | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Protivin | 9.1 miles | 7 | |
| Lime Springs | 10.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 461465. 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.




