Seney, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Elgin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51031. The Survey maps it on the Le Mars quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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
- 1962 USGS Le Mars quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Le Mars quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Sioux City North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Seney between 2008 and 2018, burning about 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Seney: 21 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Bedel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E C Lynch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hogan Const Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J J Karly | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J P Boever | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| L and M Sand and Gravel Site No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Laughton | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Leeds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maudlin Const Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seney in 11 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 4 flood, 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2013 | Flood | Seney | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused major flooding on the Floyd River. Significant farmland was flooded and some crops were destroyed or deemed to need replanting. Other lowlands along the river were flooded, and several roads were flooded. The basements or lower levels of several homes and business were flooded. The river crested at 5.2 feet above flood stage near Merrill on May 28th. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Seney | - | Rapid melting of a heavy winter snowpack caused minor flooding of the Floyd River. Farmland and other lowlands along the river were affected. The river crested at 0.9 foot above flood stage at Le Mars on March 15th. |
| August 2010 | Flood | Seney | - | Heavy rain caused moderate to major flooding of farmland, other lowlands, and some roads along the Floyd and West Branch Floyd Rivers, flooding farmland, other lowlands, and some roads. The river both rose and fell rapidly between August 10th and August 13th. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seney | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Seney | - | Heavy rain in late July caused moderate flooding of farmland, other lowlands, and a few roads along the Floyd and West Branch Floyd rivers. The farmland flooding was especially widespread a little east of Struble. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seney | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. The winds were accompanied by small hail. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Seney | - | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Hail | Seney | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Seney | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Seney | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seney | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mars | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Oyens | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Struble | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Parkview Terrace | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| West Le Mars | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Brunsville | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Mammen | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Remsen | 8.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464737. 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.





