Scotch Grove, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Scotch Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52310. The Survey maps it on the Scotch Grove quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
On record in Scotch Grove
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Corbett's/Eby's Mill Bridgelisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1900 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Farley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Scotch Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa 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 Scotch Grove between 2009 and 2012, burning about 19 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 | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 January 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 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 Scotch Grove: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jacobs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scotch Grove in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotch Grove | $600,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotch Grove | $1,000 | The Jones County Emergency Manager reported that part of a tree snapped off in Scotch Grove. The report was delayed and time of the event was estimated from radar. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Scotch Grove | $100 | Hail at least golf ball sized fell about 5 miles east southeast of Monticello, IA at 428 pm CDT May 24. The hail was over 2 inches deep. The visor on the spotter's truck was broken by the hail. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotch Grove | - | A personal weather station measured a 56 knot gust. |
| July 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Scotch Grove | - | This tornado tracked through wooded areas of northeast Jones County. Significant tree damage occurred, including along the Maquoketa River in the Ebys Mill Wildlife area. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotch Grove | - | The Emergency Manager report that a farm hoop building was destroyed. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Scotch Grove | - | Hail fell for 10 minutes. Most of the stones were nickel size with a couple around 1 inch. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | Scotch Grove | - | Time of the event is estimated based on radar. Emergency Manager reported several gravel roads washed out in the Scotch Grove and Central Park areas. Shoulders on roads were also washed out with roads being closed. Additionally, water from Mineral Creek was over the roads. A personal weather station in Scotch Grove reported 2.0 inches of rain. |
| August 2022 | Tornado (EFU) | Scotch Grove | - | The Jones County Emergency Manager reported that sheriff's deputies followed a mini supercell that had produced funnel clouds. A funnel cloud eventually touched down and the officers reported some damage to crops at this location. The tornado is rated as an EF-U. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Scotch Grove | - | Golf ball-sized hail fell 6 miles southeast of Monticello, IA at 110 pm July 10. Wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph were also observed. This report was relayed by Jones County Emergency Management. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Scotch Grove | - | Prairie Creek out of it's banks between Scotch Grove and Monticello. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotch Grove | - | Severe wind tore the top off a camper on Highway 38 between Monticello and Wyoming. Reported by law enforcement. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ebys Mill | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Springhole | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dales Ford | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Center Junction | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Johnson (historical) | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Amber | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Monticello | 6.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Scotch Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7435512 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 461484. 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.








