Spaulding, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It lies in ZIP code area 50801. The Survey maps it on the Zion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Zion quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Creston quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Creston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Spaulding between 2006 and 2020, burning about 50 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spaulding in 18 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 5 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 heavy rain, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Flood | Spaulding | $200,000 | Numerous rural roads had water over them with some damage to bridge approaches from the water. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Spaulding | $100,000 | Water was reported over several county roads. The water had receded but most creeks remain out of their banks. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Spaulding | $25,000 | South Cherry Street was closed due to flash flooding. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Spaulding | $15,000 | Water was reported over 110th St near Three Mile Creek. Travel was not recommended along 120th and 120th St. in northwest Union County. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Spaulding | $10,000 | The Union County Sheriff reported water over Highway 25 from 110th Street N northward to the Adair County line. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Spaulding | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Spaulding | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Spaulding | - | Event total rainfall of 5.11 inches so far. Measured by a personal weather station. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Spaulding | - | This tornado formed in far northern Union County and quickly moved into Madison County. No damage indicators were impacted by this tornado in Union County, hence the EFU rating for this portion of the tornado. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Spaulding | - | Delayed Report. Golf ball to baseball hail reported. Report of numerous migratory birds killed by hail. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spaulding | - | Public reported a 62 mph wind gust on the home weather station. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Spaulding | - | Trained spotter reported dime to nickel sized hail. Time is estimated. |
| August 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Spaulding | - | Public reported a funnel cloud not yet on the ground about 8 miles NW of Creston. |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Spaulding | - | Possible landspout reaching near the ground, but tornado not confirmed. |
| May 2010 | Heavy Rain | Spaulding | - | Rainfall since 1500 CST was 4.2 inches. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Spaulding | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Spaulding | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Spaulding | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| East Creston | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Cromwell | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Afton | 13.0 miles | 11 | |
| Kent | 15.2 miles | 8 | |
| Afton Junction (historical) | 16.5 miles | 11 | |
| Shepard (historical) | 16.5 miles | 8 | |
| Talmage | 16.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464294. 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.
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.





