South Augusta, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Denmark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52658. The Survey maps it on the Danville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Danville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of South Augusta between 2018 and 2020, burning about 122 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 | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 March 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of South Augusta: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Augusta Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Beach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bietsch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Heinold Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lange Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Prospect Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ward Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Augusta in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2019: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Flood | South Augusta | $125,000 | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Flood | South Augusta | - | Heavy rain and snow melt across the region caused the Skunk River south of Augusta to rise above major flood stage of 20.0 feet on March 12th. The river fell back below major flood stage on the 13th. The river crested at 21.25 feet during the evening of the 12th. |
| May 2013 | Flood | South Augusta | - | Heavy rains during the last week of May led to rapid rises on the Skunk River at Augusta, Ia. The river rose above major flood stage of 20 feet in the early morning hours of the 30th and and very gradually rose through the end of the month. |
| April 2013 | Flood | South Augusta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Wever | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sawyer | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Summit (historical) | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Madison | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| West Point | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bullard (historical) | 11.6 miles | 15 | |
| Viele | 12.7 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.
| Wikidata item Q122595423 | 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 461758. 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.





